Challenge

KOMPLEK DUTA KRANJI
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gofar Pohan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tomas Berganza scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aras Sophian, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Isidoro Sarmiento fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Isidoro Sarmiento a yellow card for diving instead. In the 6th minute, Isidoro Sarmiento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kranji Crunchy's Aras Sophian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 9th minute of play. In the 18th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Cambeiro to maneuver through the defense. Gofar Pohan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. In the 22nd minute, Filip Barbosu 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. The supporters of Panama booed when Kranji Crunchy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gofar Pohan didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Kranji Crunchy booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felipe Ros didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Filip Barbosu in the 29th minute really tested Marcos Cotilla's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Filip Barbosu during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Kranji Crunchy getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Filip Barbosu hit a great ball. Gofar Pohan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. In the 34th minute, Gofar Pohan 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 1-1. When Aaron Barrios fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Aaron Barrios a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Aaron Barrios hit a great ball. In the 47th minute, Abraham Alguacil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Berganza was the one to do the kick off. Kranji Crunchy's Aras Sophian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 53rd minute of play. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kranji Crunchy'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. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Gofar Pohan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcos Cotilla. The Panama fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcos Cotilla should have stopped the shot. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Barbosu, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Tomas Berganza took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Aras Sophian to make any attempt to save it. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Aras Sophian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidoro Sarmiento to maneuver through the defense. Kranji Crunchy's Demas Tarusbawa was substituted for Bule Amin. 72 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Gofar Pohan came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gofar Pohan, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. After a rather tough play, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 91st match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Miralles to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Kranji Crunchy booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Miralles didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd minute Gofar Pohan 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. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Kranji Crunchy had won after a very even match.