Challenge

GR. PANTHERS ARENA
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 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. In the 2nd minute, GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s Theodosis Papagiannis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marcos Cotilla. Marcos Cotilla yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Alekos Simeonidis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcos Cotilla having to make a save. Panama were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Abraham Alguacil took the corner. The corner ended in Alex Cambeiro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s Jason Statham did a great save. Panama's Marcos Cotilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Panama from getting a goal against them. Jason Statham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Miguel Miralles hit a great ball. After 16 played minutes GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ got a freekick which was hit by Alekos Simeonidis. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abraham Alguacil during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Abraham Alguacil hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Theodosis Papagiannis's late challenge caught a Panama's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Theodosis Papagiannis helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Theodosis Papagiannis hit a great ball. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Bobolis in the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jason Statham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jason Statham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Alguacil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alekos Simeonidis kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 38th minute Abraham Alguacil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jason Statham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Panama booed when GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christos Bolirakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th minute, Aris Petrochilos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aaron Barrios's late challenge caught a GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aaron Barrios helped the player get up and apologised. After 43 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Panama! The referee gave GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ a penalty, 44 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Giorgos Bobolis, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Panama's Marcos Cotilla. 2-0. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Giorgos Bobolis made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Isidoro Sarmiento got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 62nd match minute, GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimitris Rachiotis to maneuver through the defense. GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ made a substitution. Kostas Pardalakis replaced Periklis Tzavelas. Dimitris Rachiotis hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute of the match Abraham Alguacil sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jason Statham skillfully saved the ball. After 66 minutes, Alekos Simeonidis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GREEN PANTHERS FC ☘️ and the Panama players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 68 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Miralles. In the 73rd minute Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jason Statham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute, Miguel Miralles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Eustratios Saravakos came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Aris Petrochilos was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 83 minutes had been played. If Isidoro Sarmiento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jason Statham 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 87th minute. Jason Statham came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Panama's Abraham Alguacil. But to his dismay, Abraham Alguacil quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Matthew Garrido kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Panama's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.