Challenge

Stadio Cornaredo
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Berganza kicked off to start the match. A collision led to FC Lugano getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Jack Saunders hit a great ball. La Para 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 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 6th minute of play forced FC Lugano's goalkeeper La Para to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miguel Miralles kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Lara in the 12th minute of the match. In the 14th minute, Nereo Precioso 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 2-0. Marcos Cotilla stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fred Lara's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. La Para took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, FC Lugano's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but La Para reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Fred Lara kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcos Cotilla. That made the score 3-0 in the 29 minute of play. La Para took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute Fred Lara 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. Abraham Alguacil hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Jack Saunders hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Marcos Cotilla was a little too slow when Fred Lara got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 47th minute. The score was now 4-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fred Lara was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, FC Lugano's Alexander Testa got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute of the match Abraham Alguacil shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but La Para showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakub Waselenczuk in the 55th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute, Fred Lara 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 5-0. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jack Saunders in the 64th minute of the match. FC Lugano's Enéas Silva was substituted for Igor Linares. After a rather tough play, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento got a free kick in the 68th minute. 73 minutes into the game, Yusuf Ziya Cerit cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Marcos Cotilla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. FC Lugano made a substitution. Klas Tingelholm replaced Jack Saunders. In the 79th minute of the match, Tomas Berganza tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but La Para saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fred Lara in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcos Cotilla saved Panama from getting behind. La Para 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 a couple of smart ball manuevers Klas Tingelholm in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcos Cotilla saved Panama from getting behind. 86 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Klas Tingelholm came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Klas Tingelholm blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcos Cotilla having to make a save. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Wincenty Kochowski put it in 7-0 from a short distance just to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.