Challenge

Xita Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Berganza took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jose Carita made in the 3rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Miguel Miralles immediately put the ball in play. Sune Rudberg came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Panama's Tomas Berganza. But to his dismay, Tomas Berganza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Sarmiento came free, but Sune Rudberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sune Rudberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 17th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clóvis Cabral in the 26th minute of play. When Lionel-Andrés Iniesta fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s protests and gave Lionel-Andrés Iniesta a yellow card for diving instead. In the 43rd match minute, ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lionel-Andrés Iniesta to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute, Oséas Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Clóvis Cabral to strike the kick off in the second half. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clóvis Cabral in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd minute, Alisson De Gasperi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clóvis Cabral in the 55th minute of play. When ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s Clóvis Cabral in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Panama's goalie prevented a goal. Sune Rudberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 59th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 63rd minute of play forced ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s goalkeeper Sune Rudberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 67 played minutes ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™ got a freekick which was hit by Alisson De Gasperi. In the 69th minute, Felipe Ros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Cambeiro to maneuver through the defense. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel-Andrés Iniesta in the 75th minute of the match. After 76 minutes of play, ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s Clóvis Cabral made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcos Cotilla was left in no man's land by his defense there! The throw-in from Jose Carita in the 79th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s Rüknettin Aysan. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vito Amorim kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Sune Rudberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Berganza, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.