Challenge

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Spectators: 10 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Feliciano Jaen took the kick off in the first half of the match. MACUMBA's Manga Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Ununger in the 9th minute of play. In the 14th match minute, MACUMBA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonides Kaiet to maneuver through the defense. Manga Santos 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 23rd minute. In the 27th minute, Vivaldo Paes made a precise shot to the right of Patrick Armstrong. ManagerZone Crew's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Pedro Luiz Ceresso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Patrick Armstrong came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by MACUMBA's Pedro Luiz Ceresso. But to his dismay, Pedro Luiz Ceresso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. A collision led to ManagerZone Crew getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Peter Linkhorst hit a great ball. Patrick Armstrong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliciano Jaen in the 43rd minute of play. Patrick Armstrong came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by MACUMBA's Pedro Luiz Ceresso. But to his dismay, Pedro Luiz Ceresso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

In the 53rd minute Thorbjörn Olerius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manga Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute, Robert Ununger made a precise shot to the right of Manga Santos. MACUMBA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Ununger in the 66th minute of play forced MACUMBA's goalkeeper Manga Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the MACUMBA defense, Peter Linkhorst kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manga Santos. The MACUMBA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manga Santos should have stopped the shot. Feliciano Jaen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Patrick Armstrong made a huge save. After 74 minutes, Adrian Våleman made it 3-4 with a short kick to the right side. MACUMBA's Manga Santos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thorbjörn Olerius in the 78th minute of play forced MACUMBA's goalkeeper Manga Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Robert Ununger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of MACUMBA booed when ManagerZone Crew was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Våleman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patrick Armstrong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vivaldo Paes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vivaldo Paes scored 3-5 in the 89th 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. Manga Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Ununger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The ManagerZone Crew supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching MACUMBA's performance. The match ended with a win for MACUMBA.