Challenge

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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. Ulises Curcio started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Ulises Curcio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Cotilla was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Derek Yu in the 7th minute of the match. Panama's defense didn't have a chance, in the 12th minute, when Ulises Curcio scored to the left of an out of position Marcos Cotilla, making the score, 1-0. Pavel Balc could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. 23 minutes into the game, Isidoro Sarmiento cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Roch Grondzki was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Matthew Garrido made in the 27th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Abraham Alguacil immediately put the ball in play. A throw-in in the 33rd minute of the game was made by Felipe Ros with Abraham Alguacil as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 38 minutes into the game, one of Panama:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 47 minutes into the match, Stone City's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Sarmiento came free, but Roch Grondzki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Berganza to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Panama's Matthew Garrido got a free kick in the 50th minute. In the 51st minute, Aaron Barrios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteve Argenis in the 52nd minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Stone City's Pavel Balc in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Panama's goalie prevented a goal. Ulises Curcio 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. 60 minutes into the game, Stone City's Pavel Balc 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, 3-1. Stone City made a substitution. Tasos Fasoulas replaced Pavel Balc. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 67th minute of play forced Stone City's goalkeeper Roch Grondzki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Panama's zone, Tasos Fasoulas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal and Tasos Fasoulas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stone City's Albino Millano was substituted for Ulises Curcio. After some careless play in the Stone City defense, Isidoro Sarmiento kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roch Grondzki. The Stone City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roch Grondzki should have stopped the shot. Tasos Fasoulas'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 77th minute of play. If Tasos Fasoulas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tasos Fasoulas in the 78th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Tasos Fasoulas 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 4-2. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tasos Fasoulas in the 85th minute of play. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Tasos Fasoulas 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. Tasos Fasoulas'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 95th minute of play. After 96 played minutes Stone City got a freekick which was hit by Albino Millano. Panama's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.