Challenge

Campo do Couto
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dabi Vila started the match with the kick off. Patrick Armstrong stood somewhat misplaced when Dabi Vila came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 5 minute. 12 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pablo-Enrique Alabern. Dabi Vila received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Patrick Armstrong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mao Si showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Våleman in the 15th minute of the match. In the 18thth minute of the game Peter Linkhorst who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los once leones Ourense's Mao Si was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Nereo Cacheres had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Patrick Armstrong. ManagerZone Crew's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nereo Cacheres was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 24th minute, Los once leones Ourense's Leandro Merino seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Leandro Merino the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Los once leones Ourense protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Leandro Merino had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 23rd minute of the game. One of Los once leones Ourense:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ManagerZone Crew:s goal. Mao Si had in the 25thth minute some difficulties stopping Adrian Våleman's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 25 minutes into the game, Adrian Våleman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Mao Si was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Anderson Schulle hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Peter Linkhorst's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mao Si was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Edelmiro Calvo took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Patrick Armstrong. Patrick Armstrong dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. In the 40th minute Nereo Cacheres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrick Armstrong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Adrian Rosario got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Peter Linkhorst stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adrian Våleman got free with Mao Si in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Robert Ununger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Peter Linkhorst fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mao Si having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Pablo-Enrique Alabern's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patrick Armstrong was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo-Enrique Alabern in the 70th minute of play. Urdin Castan hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Patrick Armstrong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nereo Cacheres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thorbjörn Olerius's late challenge caught a Los once leones Ourense's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thorbjörn Olerius helped the player get up and apologised. Los once leones Ourense's Pablo-Enrique Alabern got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Los once leones Ourense's Mao Si got control of the ball when Peter Linkhorst tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 84th minute, ManagerZone Crew's Thorbjörn Olerius ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mao Si. Mao Si yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2. After having played for 89 minutes, Peter Linkhorst managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ManagerZone Crew's supporters crossed their fingers, but Peter Linkhorst was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Los once leones Ourense booed when ManagerZone Crew was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anderson Schulle didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Los once leones Ourense fans cheered their team off the field, for while ManagerZone Crew had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.