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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodri Palacios kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abraham Alguacil in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jiang Bing Ning prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 6th minute Panama were awarded a corner. Abraham Alguacil went to the cornerflag to take it. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodri Palacios in the 9th minute of play. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jiang Bing Ning showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Berganza, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 22nd minute of play forced Rossangeles's goalkeeper Jiang Bing Ning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Rossangeles getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Ercole Fiori hit a great ball. 28 minutes into the game, Adam Zieba cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Marcos Cotilla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice moves Sílvio Luís Secco could shoot a difficult shot in the 32nd minute, which Marcos Cotilla however easily saved by the left post. Miguel Miralles hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. After 40 minutes of play, Rossangeles's Rodri Palacios made it 2-0 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! Rodri Palacios recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rodri Palacios recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gu Zhou Xiao in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Berganza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rossangeles's Jiang Bing Ning proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Rossangeles from getting a goal against them. Gu Zhou Xiao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Marcos Cotilla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Miguel Miralles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 59 minutes of play, Rossangeles's Rodri Palacios made it 3-0 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 audience was convinced that Rodri Palacios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Cotilla was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Abraham Alguacil struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Jiang Bing Ning didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. Jiang Bing Ning came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento. But to his dismay, Isidoro Sarmiento quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. When Tomas Berganza came up free with the goalie in the 84th 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 Tomas Berganza couldn't finish the play. 86 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Rodri Palacios came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodri Palacios in the 90th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Isidoro Sarmiento managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panama's supporters rose to their feet, but Isidoro Sarmiento was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jiang Bing Ning breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rossangeles's Yu Bing Hong was substituted for Rodri Palacios. In the 96th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jiang Bing Ning saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rossangeles were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Panama for a fine match.