Challenge

Roberto DAmico
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Albano Oliverio made the kick off and thus started the match. Adrian Våleman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 10 minutes of play, BWANA FC's Domingos Jusepe made it 1-0 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! 13 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goal looked a bit too open when Albano Oliverio came free, but Patrick Armstrong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquiles Honesto in the 15th minute of play. Albano Oliverio received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Patrick Armstrong came out and tried to block the shot, but Albano Oliverio slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 17th minute. Nestor Mikeldi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Linkhorst, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 23rd minute, Aquiles Honesto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BWANA FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Nestor Mikeldi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Ununger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patrick Armstrong made an important save on a dangerous shot by Domingos Jusepe in the 29th minute. Andreas Spante charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andreas Spante the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Andreas Spante kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Domingos Jusepe got free with Patrick Armstrong in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Robert Ununger in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nestor Mikeldi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Adrian Våleman got a free kick in the 39th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Peter Linkhorst in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nestor Mikeldi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The ManagerZone Crew fans' excitement grew in the 44th match minute when ManagerZone Crew's Peter Linkhorst looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Peter Linkhorst to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Thorbjörn Olerius could shoot a difficult shot in the 51st minute, which Nestor Mikeldi however easily saved by the left post. Domingos Jusepe took the ball and in the 55 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 4-1. Domingos Jusepe hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute Albano Oliverio 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. In the 66th minute, Fernan Platon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Ununger in the 68th minute of play forced BWANA FC's goalkeeper Nestor Mikeldi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute Albano Oliverio 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. In the 75th minute, Albano Oliverio made a precise shot to the right of Patrick Armstrong. ManagerZone Crew's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. Nestor Mikeldi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Linkhorst in the 79th minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, Cristobal Iliana 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 Cristobal Iliana was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. In the 86th minute Fernan Platon 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 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Nestor Mikeldi made a huge save. ManagerZone Crew's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Adrian Våleman in the 92nd minute. After taking down the ball on ManagerZone Crew's corner Adrian Våleman fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nestor Mikeldi quite easily take care of the ball. If Peter Linkhorst had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. BWANA FC had won after a very even match.