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Spectators: 10 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carl Downes took the kick off in the first half of the match. Patrick Armstrong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carl Downes in the 3rd minute of the match. 11 minutes into the game, The Tigers's Piers Goacher nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Patrick Armstrong made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 13th minute Mitch Furniss 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. Peter Linkhorst scored 1-2 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tim Johnstone, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mitch Furniss in the 21st minute of play. In the 24th minute of the match ManagerZone Crew got a corner. The Tigers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Adrian Våleman ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led ManagerZone Crew's Adrian Våleman to fire away a dangerous shot which Tim Johnstone despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Tim Johnstone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Ununger in the 27th minute of play. After 31 minutes of play, The Tigers's Owen Noble made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Patrick Armstrong was left in no man's land by his defense there! Patrick Armstrong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mitch Furniss in the 35th minute of the match. Patrick Armstrong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Owen Noble, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tim Johnstone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Ununger in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Downes in the 44th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Benji Murray notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong. Patrick Armstrong was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Disappointed in the 1-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Patrick Armstrong was a little too slow when Carl Downes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 53rd minute. The score was now 1-6. Kelvin Atherton's late challenge caught a ManagerZone Crew's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kelvin Atherton helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, The Tigers's Kelvin Atherton got a free kick in the 59th minute. Patrick Armstrong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carl Downes, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Benji Murray took a quick shot and it went in 1-7 without a chance for Patrick Armstrong to make any attempt to save it. The Tigers's Hayden Moore was substituted for Higinio Patxi. In the 74th minute Carl Downes 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. Benji Murray hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After 78 played minutes The Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Benji Murray. In the 83rd minute, Robert Ununger got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Tim Johnstone stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Peter Linkhorst's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute Peter Linkhorst shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tim Johnstone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Robert Ununger in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tim Johnstone prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 91 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Linkhorst came free, but Tim Johnstone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ManagerZone Crew's Andreas Spante got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tim Johnstone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thorbjörn Olerius, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The ManagerZone Crew supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching The Tigers's performance. The match ended with a win for The Tigers.