Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Peter Linkhorst started the match with the kick off. When Adrian Rosario fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ManagerZone Crew's protests and gave Adrian Rosario a yellow card for diving instead. Adrian Rosario kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Patrick Armstrong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Wincek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute, Tolek Bazan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Patrick Armstrong. The goal made the score 1-0. D.J. Mario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Våleman in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Latexperiment Kraków's goalkeeper D.J. Mario, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. D.J. Mario stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Peter Linkhorst's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. In the 14thth minute of the game Peter Linkhorst who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Latexperiment Kraków's D.J. Mario was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 18th minute, Adam Wincek fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Robert Ununger managed to get in a good position for a shot. ManagerZone Crew's supporters rose to their feet, but Robert Ununger was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. D.J. Mario breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Thorbjörn Olerius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute, Tolek Bazan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. D.J. Mario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Ununger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andrzej Bakes hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. D.J. Mario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Spante in the 40th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adam Wincek made a kick off. In the 59th minute Adam Wincek 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. Tolek Bazan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Anderson Schulle got a free kick in the 67th minute. Andrzej Bakes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Patrick Armstrong. ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 71st minute of the match ManagerZone Crew got a corner. Latexperiment Kraków'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. In the 73rd match minute, Latexperiment Kraków was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carl Svanberg to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Latexperiment Kraków getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Tolek Bazan hit a great ball. Robert Ununger took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised D.J. Mario. D.J. Mario dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. After 82 minutes of play, ManagerZone Crew's Robert Ununger made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. D.J. Mario was left in no man's land by his defense there! When ManagerZone Crew's Peter Linkhorst in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Latexperiment Kraków's goalie prevented a goal. In the 87th minute Tolek Bazan 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 2-3 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of D.J. Mario, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match was over ManagerZone Crew could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Latexperiment Kraków throughout the match.