Challenge

Gianfranco Zola
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cliff Gordon started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Cliff Gordon dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Patrick Armstrong, 1-0. Patrick Armstrong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cliff Gordon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th match minute, Parma Wanderers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Johnnie Walker to maneuver through the defense. ManagerZone Crew's Thorbjörn Olerius managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Doroteo Bernal in the 13 minute of the game. A collision led to ManagerZone Crew getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Marcus Majewski hit a great ball. Robert Ununger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pawel Makarewicz having to interfere. Cliff Gordon scored 2-0 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Patrick Armstrong, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rio Fuller received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Patrick Armstrong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Rio Fuller took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Patrick Armstrong to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, Parma Wanderers's Charlie Monk got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Kirk Perkins hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rio Fuller in the 36th minute of play. Damon Houghton lost his temper 43 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 47 minutes, Peter Linkhorst mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ManagerZone Crew and the Parma Wanderers players grew even worse after the yellow card. Peter Linkhorst kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Peter Linkhorst made a kick off. Pawel Makarewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Linkhorst in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 52nd minute, Brett Dingle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 58 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goal looked a bit too open when Charlie Monk came free, but Patrick Armstrong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Adrian Våleman managed to get in a good position for a shot. ManagerZone Crew's supporters rose to their feet, but Adrian Våleman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pawel Makarewicz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cliff Gordon kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. After having played for 67 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. Robert Ununger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pawel Makarewicz having to interfere. When Marcus Majewski came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the ManagerZone Crew fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marcus Majewski couldn't finish the play. A collision led to ManagerZone Crew getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Adrian Våleman hit a great ball. Rio Fuller fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrick Armstrong having to interfere. In the 83rd minute, Peter Linkhorst 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. If Robert Ununger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee gave ManagerZone Crew a penalty, 93 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Adrian Våleman, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Parma Wanderers's Pawel Makarewicz. 3-2. Pawel Makarewicz made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Thorbjörn Olerius sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Parma Wanderers had won after a very even match.