Challenge

WeldingDirect Park
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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 Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolay Bonkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Abraham Alguacil managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panama's supporters rose to their feet, but Abraham Alguacil was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikolay Bonkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 6th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolay Bonkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th match minute, Garlic Eaters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jozef Lewandowski to maneuver through the defense. 9 minutes into the match, Garlic Eaters's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Nikolay Bonkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Berganza in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nikolay Bonkov saved Garlic Eaters from getting behind. Nikolay Bonkov 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 12th minute. Garlic Eaters's Nikolay Bonkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 15th minute of play. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Abraham Alguacil sped through Garlic Eaters's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nikolay Bonkov. Nikolay Bonkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 20th minute of the match. In the 21st minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolay Bonkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Berganza in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nikolay Bonkov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 23rd minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolay Bonkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isidoro Sarmiento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nikolay Bonkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 27th minute of play forced Garlic Eaters's goalkeeper Nikolay Bonkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Garlic Eaters's Antony Best quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Felipe Ros, made in the 30th minute of the game. Garlic Eaters's Pavol Stano quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Matthew Garrido, made in the 33rd minute of the game. Garlic Eaters's Nikolay Bonkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 35th minute of play. Pavol Stano kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Matthew Garrido hit a great ball. Abraham Alguacil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 44th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolay Bonkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Garlic Eaters's Nikolay Bonkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 45th minute of play. The Garlic Eaters players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Panama were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Justin Collingwood stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Garlic Eaters's Nigel Ingham managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Felipe Ros in the 53 minute of the game. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Garlic Eaters's goalkeeper Nikolay Bonkov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nikolay Bonkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Nikolay Bonkov managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when Panama's Abraham Alguacil fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abraham Alguacil got free with Nikolay Bonkov in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abraham Alguacil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Nikolay Bonkov made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Tomas Berganza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nikolay Bonkov was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Nikolay Bonkov made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Isidoro Sarmiento sent off a good shot on target. Garlic Eaters's Nigel Ingham managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Matthew Garrido in the 78 minute of the game. In the 79th minute Justin Collingwood 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. Garlic Eaters's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pavol Stano in the 81st minute. The audience was convinced that Tomas Berganza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nikolay Bonkov was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. With an all-out effort, Panama's Nikolay Bonkov threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tomas Berganza, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 88th match minute, Garlic Eaters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fitz Lambley to maneuver through the defense. After 91 minutes, Tomas Berganza made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Garlic Eaters's Nikolay Bonkov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 95 minutes in the game Jose Carita did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Isidoro Sarmiento. Panama played a much better game than Garlic Eaters and deserved their victory. The Garlic Eaters players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.