Challenge

S⚽ma S⚽tes C⚽llesium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Marcu Ianculescu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute, Robert Ununger left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ManagerZone Crew fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The supporters of ManagerZone Crew booed when S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Batı Semi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute, Mehmet Emrah Ceyhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the match, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Våleman came free, but Hayyam Nurkan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patrick Armstrong was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Marcu Ianculescu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 13 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's zone, Peter Linkhorst stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hayyam Nurkan came out of the goal and Peter Linkhorst tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Patrick Armstrong made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Wang Rong Jing sent off a good shot on target. Wang Rong Jing could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Patrick Armstrong made a huge save. After some careless play in the ManagerZone Crew defense, Marcu Ianculescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Patrick Armstrong. The ManagerZone Crew fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Patrick Armstrong should have stopped the shot. A collision led to ManagerZone Crew getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Andreas Spante hit a great ball. Patrick Armstrong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcu Ianculescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th match minute, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehmet Emrah Ceyhan to maneuver through the defense. Andreas Sjöstrand kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. In the 30th minute Peter Linkhorst shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hayyam Nurkan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hayyam Nurkan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Robert Ununger went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Patrick Armstrong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcu Ianculescu in the 34th minute of play. If Peter Linkhorst had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th match minute, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Halil Can Özcam to maneuver through the defense. Thorbjörn Olerius struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Hayyam Nurkan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ManagerZone Crew. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Peter Linkhorst to make the kick off. Andreas Spante kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 53rd minute of the match Wang Rong Jing shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Patrick Armstrong showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Wang Rong Jing hit a great ball. When Peter Linkhorst in the 67th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Hayyam Nurkan kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 2-3 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. Patrick Armstrong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wang Rong Jing in the 73rd minute of play. Robert Ununger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hayyam Nurkan having to interfere. After a rather tough play, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Wang Rong Jing got a free kick in the 77th minute. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Hayyam Nurkan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r from getting a goal against them. ManagerZone Crew's Adrian Våleman got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Robert Ununger charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Robert Ununger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Robert Ununger hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 90th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Ununger in the 92nd minute of play forced S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goalkeeper Hayyam Nurkan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's zone, Adrian Våleman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hayyam Nurkan came out of the goal and Adrian Våleman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The ManagerZone Crew supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ManagerZone Crew would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.