Challenge

ManagerZone Crew Sta
Spectators: 10 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of ManagerZone Crew booed when RockCity F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wiliam Lira didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 3 minutes, Ramiro Larrea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RockCity F.C. and the ManagerZone Crew players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 4th minute Peter Linkhorst shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cagua Seoane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 6 minutes of play, RockCity F.C.'s Arkadiusz Banaszak made it 0-1 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! Arkadiusz Banaszak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arkadiusz Banaszak in the 16th minute of play. Peter Linkhorst fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cagua Seoane having to interfere. Cagua Seoane 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urtun Orcondona in the 23rd minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, RockCity F.C.'s Méndez Miñaca got a free kick in the 25th minute. If Arkadiusz Banaszak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 29th minute Arkadiusz Banaszak 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. Patrick Armstrong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arkadiusz Banaszak, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After 38 minutes of play, RockCity F.C.'s Arkadiusz Banaszak made it 0-2 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! Urtun Orcondona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Patrick Armstrong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the RockCity F.C. defense, Adrian Våleman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cagua Seoane. The RockCity F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cagua Seoane should have stopped the shot. After the first half RockCity F.C. were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arkadiusz Banaszak made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arkadiusz Banaszak got free with Patrick Armstrong in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thorsten Dietz made in the 53rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Thorbjörn Olerius. Arkadiusz Banaszak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to ManagerZone Crew getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Thorsten Dietz hit a great ball. Cagua Seoane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Spante in the 66th minute of the match. RockCity F.C.'s Cagua Seoane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Våleman in the 73rd minute of play. A collision led to RockCity F.C. getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Wiliam Lira hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in ManagerZone Crew's zone, Arkadiusz Banaszak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrick Armstrong came out of the goal and Arkadiusz Banaszak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 93rd minute, Méndez Miñaca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. RockCity F.C. had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.