Challenge

The wings of success
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Berganza got the match started through his kick off. Abraham Alguacil hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute Conny Gudmundsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Cotilla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute, Conny Gudmundsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcos Cotilla was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 15th minute of play forced SPARROWS's goalkeeper Vitko Hadzhiiliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Panama booed when SPARROWS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Conny Gudmundsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Panama's zone, Lionel Haaland stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal and Lionel Haaland tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Panama's Marcos Cotilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Panama from getting a goal against them. In the 32nd minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Tomas Berganza made a precise shot to the right of Vitko Hadzhiiliev. SPARROWS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Panama's Marcos Cotilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Panama from getting a goal against them. Isidoro Sarmiento might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vitko Hadzhiiliev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Isidoro Sarmiento ran back to his position shaking his head. Marcos Cotilla didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Conny Gudmundsson went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 46th minute, Conny Gudmundsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SPARROWS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. 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.

SPARROWS's Rayko Tzolovski was substituted for Pavlin Pintev. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aan 周瑜 to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, SPARROWS's Conny Gudmundsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Cotilla made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. When Aaron Barrios fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Aaron Barrios a yellow card for diving instead. Aaron Barrios kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Aan 周瑜 came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel Haaland, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 63 minutes into the game, SPARROWS's Omar Tadzio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Cotilla made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. Marcos Cotilla didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lionel Haaland went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet as Abraham Alguacil kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vitko Hadzhiiliev. That made the score 6-2 in the 70 minute of play. After 74 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Ros. In the 78th minute Aan 周瑜 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Cotilla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute, Aaron Barrios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rayko Tzolovski took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 81st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marcos Cotilla. Panama's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 84th minute of the match SPARROWS got a corner. Panama's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rayko Tzolovski ran over to the corner to take the kick. SPARROWS's Rayko Tzolovski was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcos Cotilla in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Lionel Haaland kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcos Cotilla. The Panama fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcos Cotilla should have stopped the shot. In the 93rd minute, Aan 周瑜 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcos Cotilla was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-2. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. SPARROWS fully deserved thier win.