Challenge

Martin Palermo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Santa Maradona's Rigoberto Thomas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the game, Rigoberto Thomas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Patrick Armstrong was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 10th minute Rodolfo Cordeiro 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Peter Linkhorst in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Errapel saved Santa Maradona from getting behind. In the 15th minute, Miguel Transito 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 2-0. Jonathan Errapel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Linkhorst in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 27th minute Adrian Våleman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Errapel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 32 played minutes ManagerZone Crew got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Våleman. Rodolfo Cordeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Patrick Armstrong made a huge save. Thorsten Dietz charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thorsten Dietz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Thorsten Dietz got a free kick in the 40th minute. If Rodolfo Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patrick Armstrong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rigoberto Thomas, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 46th minute, Felix Ibar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

In the 51st minute Peter Linkhorst shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Errapel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anderson Schulle hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. 59 minutes into the match, Rodolfo Cordeiro notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong. Patrick Armstrong was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet as Robert Ununger kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Errapel. That made the score 4-1 in the 66 minute of play. In the 75th match minute, ManagerZone Crew was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Spante to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Santa Maradona's Jonathan Errapel got control of the ball when Adrian Rosario tried to sneak it across the goal line. 80 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Cordeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Patrick Armstrong was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Adrian Våleman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jonathan Errapel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Ununger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the match, Santa Maradona's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Linkhorst came free, but Jonathan Errapel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santa Maradona were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ManagerZone Crew for a fine match.