Challenge

The Mountain Park
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) Haroldo Alfonso scored 1-0 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcos Cotilla, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Isidoro Sarmiento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Svante Valrot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haroldo Alfonso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Haroldo Alfonso kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcos Cotilla. That made the score 2-0 in the 12 minute of play. Svante Valrot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by ★ Lobos FC ★'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. Panama's Miguel Miralles was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Svante Valrot in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Alex Cambeiro came up free with the goalie in the 18th 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 Alex Cambeiro couldn't finish the play. In the 19th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Svante Valrot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Haroldo Alfonso got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bryan Marant in the 25th minute of play. In the 28th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Svante Valrot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Haroldo Alfonso scored 3-0 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcos Cotilla, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Svante Valrot stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Berganza's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. After 38 played minutes ★ Lobos FC ★ got a freekick which was hit by Wu Zhen Yong. Abraham Alguacil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice moves Alexander Renso could shoot a difficult shot in the 42nd minute, which Marcos Cotilla however easily saved by the left post. Alexander Renso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. Jose Carita charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jose Carita the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 44 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Jose Carita. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

★ Lobos FC ★'s Abram Elano was substituted for Haroldo Alfonso. The wind increased when Tomas Berganza made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Panama booed when ★ Lobos FC ★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksander Prus didn't get a good kick on the ball. Svante Valrot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 56th minute of play. In the 56th minute, Tomas Berganza made a precise shot to the right of Svante Valrot. ★ Lobos FC ★'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Abram Elano kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. ★ Lobos FC ★'s Svante Valrot proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save ★ Lobos FC ★ from getting a goal against them. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Elano, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Elano in the 77th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Panama's Abraham Alguacil dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-2. After a defensive mix-up in ★ Lobos FC ★'s zone, Tomas Berganza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Svante Valrot 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. ★ Lobos FC ★'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.