Challenge

El Amalfitani
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vassilis Vonortas started the match with the kick off. Fulgencio Intxixu 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 13th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Fulgencio Intxixu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Miguel Miralles struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Fulgencio Intxixu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. 18 minutes into the match, Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Fulgencio Intxixu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A throw-in in the 19th minute of the game was made by Jose Carita with Alex Cambeiro as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Fulgencio Intxixu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 20th minute of the match. Isidoro Sarmiento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fulgencio Intxixu having to interfere. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Fulgencio Intxixu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 25th minute of play. Fulgencio Intxixu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 28th minute of the match. Jiang Lang Jian hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Fulgencio Intxixu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 32nd minute of play. Fulgencio Intxixu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 34th minute of play. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Fulgencio Intxixu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 35th minute of play. Fulgencio Intxixu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 43rd minute of the match. After 44 minutes of play, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fulgencio Intxixu was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Berganza to strike the kick off in the second half. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Fulgencio Intxixu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 51st minute of play. Fulgencio Intxixu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 56th minute of play. In the 66th minute Vassilis Vonortas 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. After 67 minutes, Erubiel Atarrabi made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Panama's Marcos Cotilla tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Cirilo Osorio was substituted for Erubiel Atarrabi. In the 71st match minute, Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaldo Bihar to maneuver through the defense. Bona Corona hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Panama's Abraham Alguacil couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cirilo Osorio in the 77th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the game, Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Vassilis Vonortas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Cotilla made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. In the 82nd minute, Cirilo Osorio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute, Cirilo Osorio made a precise shot to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cirilo Osorio in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcos Cotilla saved Panama from getting behind. 93 minutes into the game, Jiang Lang Jian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panama the free kick. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Panama for a fine match.