Challenge

LIVING LEGEND
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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 of the match, Ariel Balasi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marcos Cotilla saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Marcos Cotilla stood somewhat misplaced when Amador Chano came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 7 minute. Isidoro Sarmiento struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Ramon Peralta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matias Jon got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 19 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amador Chano. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amador Chano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Ros. Ramon Peralta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 28th minute of the match. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by ► 666 LIVING LEGEND F.C ◄'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. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Jon in the 35th minute of play. Matias Jon had several of the Panama's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 35 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-0 score and a disappointed Marcos Cotilla as he didn't even see the shot coming. Aaron Barrios's late challenge caught a ► 666 LIVING LEGEND F.C ◄'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 a rather tough play, Panama's Aaron Barrios got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Alex Cambeiro's late challenge caught a ► 666 LIVING LEGEND F.C ◄'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alex Cambeiro helped the player get up and apologised. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Amador Chano made a kick off. ► 666 LIVING LEGEND F.C ◄'s Ramon Peralta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 50th minute of the match, managed to save ► 666 LIVING LEGEND F.C ◄ from getting a goal against them. In the 55th minute Amador Chano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Cotilla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matias Jon, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Ramon Peralta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 61st minute of the match. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Jon in the 65th minute of play. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ariel Balasi in the 67th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Quintero in the 68th minute of the match. Ariel Balasi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. ► 666 LIVING LEGEND F.C ◄ made a substitution. Adolfo Bela replaced Andrés González. In the 73rd minute, Ariel Balasi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute, ► 666 LIVING LEGEND F.C ◄'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tomas Berganza fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by ► 666 LIVING LEGEND F.C ◄'s Gabriel Quintero. But to his dismay, Gabriel Quintero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Artemio Gasteiz hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Amador Chano hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. When Matias Jon fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ► 666 LIVING LEGEND F.C ◄'s protests and gave Matias Jon a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Panama booed when ► 666 LIVING LEGEND F.C ◄ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matias Jon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Matthew Garrido hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute, Enzo Fernández 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. ► 666 LIVING LEGEND F.C ◄'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.