Challenge

Estadio Guayquiraró
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Berganza started the match with the kick off. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonatan Palban, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 6 played minutes, Panama's Abraham Alguacil shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Justo Ruy came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Panama reached it. In the 12th minute, Isidoro Sarmiento made a precise shot to the right of Justo Ruy. NUMBA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Sadurni, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. A hard shot 16 in the game by Fabio Sadurni from a close distance when the talented Marcos Cotilla managed to make a qualified save. Panama's players were relieved. 24 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Jonatan Palban came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26thth minute of the game Tomas Berganza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NUMBA's Justo Ruy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Justo Ruy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Miralles, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 32nd minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Justo Ruy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Justo Ruy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Justo Ruy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Berganza's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Edmund Wierzcholek received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcos Cotilla came out and tried to block the shot, but Edmund Wierzcholek slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 37th minute. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Aaron Barrios hit a great ball. Miguel Miralles blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Justo Ruy having to make a save. 46 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonatan Palban. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Jonatan Palban made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by NUMBA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Abraham Alguacil was slow to take the kick. During this time Panama's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of NUMBA's goalie and right to Matthew Garrido. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. NUMBA's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonatan Palban in the 54th minute of play. In the 56thth minute of the game Tomas Berganza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NUMBA's Justo Ruy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Fabio Sadurni came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomas Berganza during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 71st minute, Daniel Aztore 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 2-1. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmund Wierzcholek in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Palban in the 75th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute, one of Panama:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Panama. Panama:s Marcos Cotilla showed great skill when he stopped Daniel Aztore:s penalty. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Aztore in the 84th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jonatan Palban's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Cotilla was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. After 89 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Dylan Sarmiento. After 93 minutes, Edmund Wierzcholek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NUMBA and the Panama players grew even worse after the yellow card. Edmund Wierzcholek hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. 96 minutes into the match, Edmund Wierzcholek had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmund Wierzcholek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. NUMBA's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.