Challenge

Asterix&ObelixArena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 박 태 started the match with the kick off. Sacha Lilley's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcos Cotilla read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. After some careless play in the Panama defense, 박 태 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. Marcos Cotilla made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Peng Qi Chong sent off a good shot on target. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 박 태 in the 16th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's 何克源 got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 26th minute, 박 태 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 3-0. Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Nat Firth got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute 박 태 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 42 minutes of play, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Sacha Lilley made it 5-0 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Berganza was the one to do the kick off. Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Nat Firth quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Matthew Garrido, made in the 52nd minute of the game. A collision led to Astreix&ObelixSoccer getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Jakub Moizuk hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isidoro Sarmiento got free with Martyon Diehl in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Felipe Ros hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 63rd match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felipe Ros to maneuver through the defense. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peng Qi Chong in the 68th minute of play. When Peng Qi Chong came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Astreix&ObelixSoccer 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 Peng Qi Chong couldn't finish the play. In the 73rd minute, Peng Qi Chong got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of Panama booed when Astreix&ObelixSoccer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrejs Upītis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 76 played minutes Astreix&ObelixSoccer got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Viñaspre. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peng Qi Chong, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Peng Qi Chong 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. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peng Qi Chong in the 89th minute of play. Matthew Garrido hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After having played for 93 minutes, Peng Qi Chong managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Astreix&ObelixSoccer's supporters crossed their fingers, but Peng Qi Chong was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee ended the match the Astreix&ObelixSoccer players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.