Challenge

Arena das Cavernas
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Austra 04 VFC's Douglas Tande 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. After 9 played minutes Austra 04 VFC got a freekick which was hit by Zachary Madej. 10 minutes into the match, Austra 04 VFC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Hudson Gaúcho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Austra 04 VFC's Hudson Gaúcho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 13th minute of play. Jose Carita made in the 16th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Tomas Berganza however managed to control. The audience thought a goal was coming when Douglas Tande got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcos Cotilla made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Douglas Tande sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 26th minute of play forced Austra 04 VFC's goalkeeper Hudson Gaúcho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute Abraham Alguacil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hudson Gaúcho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29thth minute of the game Tomas Berganza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Austra 04 VFC's Hudson Gaúcho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hudson Gaúcho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Beila Mora's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marcos Cotilla firmly grabbed it by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Beila Mora kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcos Cotilla. That made the score 2-0 in the 36 minute of play. Cafu dos Santos charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cafu dos Santos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th match minute, Austra 04 VFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cafu dos Santos to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Panama's Jose Carita got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Zachary Madej hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Panama's Matthew Garrido got a free kick in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Berganza to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Austra 04 VFC's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Miralles came free, but Hudson Gaúcho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wellington Pires in the 57th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wellington Pires, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After a rather tough play, Austra 04 VFC's Raúl Perez got a free kick in the 60th minute. 62 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Sócrates Silva came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Sócrates Silva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Austra 04 VFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. With a little luck, Austra 04 VFC's Hudson Gaúcho got control of the ball when Tomas Berganza tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 67th minute, Beila Mora 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 4-0. After a rather tough play, Austra 04 VFC's Yaroslav Lyubar got a free kick in the 70th minute. Hudson Gaúcho 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 71st minute. With a little luck, Austra 04 VFC's Hudson Gaúcho got control of the ball when Isidoro Sarmiento tried to sneak it across the goal line. Matthew Garrido's late challenge caught a Austra 04 VFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matthew Garrido helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Panama's Matthew Garrido got a free kick in the 75th minute. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Matthew Garrido hit a great ball. Sócrates Silva struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Marcos Cotilla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Austra 04 VFC. Douglas Tande struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Marcos Cotilla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Austra 04 VFC. 90 minutes into the game, Felipe Ros threw the ball into play from the sideline. Austra 04 VFC's Yaroslav Lyubar quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Hudson Gaúcho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 92nd minute of play. Hudson Gaúcho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Douglas Tande hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Panama's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.