Challenge

Adriatico Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Berganza kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Montesacro FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Loco Palermo hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paolo Rossi got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Miguel Miralles managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panama's supporters rose to their feet, but Miguel Miralles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giacomo Casanova breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 15th minute, Paolo Rossi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcos Cotilla. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 25th minute, Paolo Rossi 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 2-0. 36 minutes into the match, Montesacro FC's Paolo Rossi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcos Cotilla narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 40th minute Loco Palermo 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. After a rather tough play, Montesacro FC's Alkinoos Baloukos got a free kick in the 44th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loco Palermo, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. The audience was convinced that Loco Palermo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Cotilla was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Paolo Rossi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcos Cotilla having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paolo Rossi in the 57th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Paolo Rossi notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Panama's Marcos Cotilla. Marcos Cotilla was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paolo Rossi in the 63rd minute of play. Matthew Garrido hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Marcos Cotilla didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Loco Palermo went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. 69 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Loco Palermo came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paolo Rossi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giacomo Casanova took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anthony Del Gatto in the 76th minute of play. The supporters of Montesacro FC booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthew Garrido didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miguel Miralles during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 79 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Miralles. When Montesacro FC's Loco Palermo in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Panama's goalie prevented a goal. After 83 minutes Panama's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Juliusz Julien who took care of the corner kick. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loco Palermo in the 85th minute of play. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giacomo Casanova having to interfere. The supporters of Montesacro FC booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dylan Sarmiento didn't get a good kick on the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Juliusz Julien came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Loco Palermo put it in 7-0 from a short distance just to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Loco Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee ended the match the Montesacro FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.