Challenge

Marcelo Gallardo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Yofré AFC's Mateo Messi got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Venancio Cesario 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 4th minute. The supporters of Yofré AFC booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthew Garrido didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Tomas Berganza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Venancio Cesario was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. In the 20th minute, Isidoro Sarmiento made a precise shot to the right of Venancio Cesario. Yofré AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After 22 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Miralles. Yofré AFC's Venancio Cesario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 26th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Poncio, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Marcos Cotilla made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Mateo Messi sent off a good shot on target. When Abraham Alguacil came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Panama fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Abraham Alguacil couldn't finish the play. Abraham Alguacil scored 1-2 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Venancio Cesario, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 40 minutes into the game, Yofré AFC's Ernesto Poncio 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, 2-2. The supporters of Panama booed when Yofré AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santos Nisio didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Ernesto Poncio made the kick off in the second half. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateo Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Tomas Berganza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Isidoro Sarmiento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Isidoro Sarmiento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Venancio Cesario having to interfere. Isidoro Sarmiento's late challenge caught a Yofré AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isidoro Sarmiento helped the player get up and apologised. Isidoro Sarmiento hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateo Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. The audience was convinced that Mateo Messi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Cotilla was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Yofré AFC's Venancio Cesario proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Yofré AFC from getting a goal against them. After 77 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Alex Cambeiro. Venancio Cesario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 80th minute of the match. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernesto Poncio in the 81st minute of play. In the 82ndth minute of the game Ernesto Poncio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Panama's Marcos Cotilla was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 84th minute, Raimundo Frederik made a precise shot to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. After a rather tough play, Yofré AFC's Blas Blasi got a free kick in the 88th minute. 94 minutes into the game, Santos Nisio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yofré AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panama the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 93rd minute of the game. One of Yofré AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Panama:s goal. In the 94th minute there was a penalty for Panama. Abraham Alguacil stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Venancio Cesario. 3-3. After a rather tough play, Panama's Dylan Sarmiento got a free kick in the 97th minute. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.