Challenge

TORQUE ARENA
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Panama's Tomas Berganza started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Cristian Ieltxu 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 1-0. Jose Carita kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Cristian Ieltxu 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. 20 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Inocencio Lastur. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Baltasar Atarratze 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. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cristian Ieltxu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 26thth minute tested the skills of Marcos Cotilla when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Jose Carita fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Jose Carita a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Panama's Jose Carita got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Ieltxu in the 39th minute of play. Felipe Ros hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 46th minute of play forced TORQUE F.C.'s goalkeeper Sébastien Frey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cristian Ieltxu made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, TORQUE F.C.'s Cristian Ieltxu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcos Cotilla narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 54th minute, Cristian Ieltxu 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 5-0. In the 59th minute, Cristian Ieltxu 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 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Ieltxu in the 64th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sébastien Frey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 65th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Ieltxu came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute, Jose Carita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Panama's Jose Carita got a free kick in the 69th minute. Jose Carita hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. When Jose Carita was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 78 minutes had been played. Jose Carita kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Ieltxu in the 86th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, TORQUE F.C.'s Inocencio Lastur got a free kick in the 93rd minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Panama players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for TORQUE F.C..