Challenge

Arena Dartagna
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Mosqueteiros 4EVER's Millano Almandoz 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. After a defensive mix-up in Mosqueteiros 4EVER's zone, Thorbjörn Olerius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo de Amorim came out of the goal and Thorbjörn Olerius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 5 minutes into the match, Millano Almandoz 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 Millano Almandoz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Anderson Schulle got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 14th match minute Paulino Paião ran free in the middle of the field and shot a long shot which scored behind a totally surprised Patrick Armstrong. 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Ununger in the 18th minute of play forced Mosqueteiros 4EVER's goalkeeper Hugo de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Adrian Våleman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Paulino Paião scored 3-0 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Patrick Armstrong, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thorsten Dietz during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th minute, Thorsten Dietz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Mosqueteiros 4EVER's Rodolfo Valadares slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Patrick Armstrong. That made the score 4-0 after 36 minutes of play. Thorbjörn Olerius recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Patrick Armstrong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafino Nafarroa, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Linkhorst in the 43rd minute of play forced Mosqueteiros 4EVER's goalkeeper Hugo de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ulf-Hendrik Korreborg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Patrick Armstrong made a huge save. In the 45th minute, Andreas Spante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save ManagerZone Crew from getting a goal against them. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Peter Linkhorst made a kick off. Robert Ununger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to ManagerZone Crew getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Andreas Spante hit a great ball. In the 65th minute Millano Almandoz 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. Mosqueteiros 4EVER's Hugo de Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Mosqueteiros 4EVER from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amílton Lucas in the 74th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 75 minutes of play ManagerZone Crew's Thorsten Dietz was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 76th match minute, ManagerZone Crew was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thorsten Dietz to maneuver through the defense. Thorbjörn Olerius could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Hugo de Amorim made a huge save. In the 81st minute ManagerZone Crew were awarded a corner. Adrian Våleman went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 83rd match minute, Mosqueteiros 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulino Paião to maneuver through the defense. Andreas Sjöstrand kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Patrick Armstrong didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Millano Almandoz went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Hugo de Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Linkhorst, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Peter Linkhorst had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Mosqueteiros 4EVER fans cheered their team off the field, for while ManagerZone Crew had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.