Challenge

New York Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mon Manzano made the kick off which started today's match. Bruno Marques recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Miralles in the 6th minute of play forced . SC Manhattan .'s goalkeeper Mazarópi Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mazarópi Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcos Cotilla was a little too slow when Manuel Roukeloes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 20th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mazarópi Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in . SC Manhattan .'s zone, Tomas Berganza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mazarópi Barros came out of the goal and Tomas Berganza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aaron Barrios hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Van Dijk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Felipe Ros hit a great ball. Marcos Cotilla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manuel Roukeloes in the 42nd minute. Mazarópi Barros 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 43rd minute. 46 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Mon Manzano came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

53 minutes into the game, Mon Manzano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. . SC Manhattan .'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panama the free kick. The supporters of Panama booed when . SC Manhattan . was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mon Manzano didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 54 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Barrios. After 58 minutes, Bruno Marques mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the . SC Manhattan . and the Panama players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Panama booed when . SC Manhattan . was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Marques didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Felipe Ros hit a great ball. In the 61st minute, Van Dijk sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Panama's Marcos Cotilla didn't even have to move. 69 minutes into the match, Manuel Roukeloes notched a goal, 2-0, 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. 78 minutes into the game, . SC Manhattan .'s Bruno Marques 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, 3-0. 84 minutes into the game, . SC Manhattan .'s Manuel Roukeloes 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, 4-0. 88 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Zülfü Kahveci came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Berganza's late challenge caught a . SC Manhattan .'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tomas Berganza helped the player get up and apologised. Tomas Berganza hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Edward Czech took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd 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. Zülfü Kahveci kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. . SC Manhattan . had won after a very even match.