Challenge

Estádio da Luz
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) Nikitas Staboulidis made in the 2nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ciro Coscia however managed to control. In the 3rd minute Ubaldo Goyanes 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. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ubaldo Goyanes in the 10th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ubaldo Goyanes in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcos Cotilla saved Panama from getting behind. Marcos Cotilla made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Ubaldo Goyanes sent off a good shot on target. Sporting Angola's Freddy Sein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Cambeiro in the 18th minute of play. 19 minutes into the game, Ubaldo Goyanes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Marcos Cotilla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fabian Tomiczek was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 22 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sporting Angola fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 21st minute. Penalty! In the 23rd minute there was a penalty for Panama. Abraham Alguacil stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Freddy Sein. 1-1. Ubaldo Goyanes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. After 31 minutes Panama's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Miguel Cunha who took care of the corner kick. Ubaldo Goyanes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. After having played for 39 minutes, Claus Wüllbier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sporting Angola's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claus Wüllbier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Berganza to make the kick off. Ubaldo Goyanes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Cotilla having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ubaldo Goyanes in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcos Cotilla prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 63rd minute Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddy Sein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 64 minutes of play, Sporting Angola's Ubaldo Goyanes made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcos Cotilla was left in no man's land by his defense there! 68 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Ubaldo Goyanes came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sporting Angola made a substitution. Tomas Gartzen replaced Ubaldo Goyanes. Sporting Angola's Şenol Yazıcı was substituted for Nikitas Staboulidis. Sporting Angola's Folke Flinck managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Matthew Garrido in the 72 minute of the game. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Gartzen, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Gartzen, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Ciro Coscia hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute, Tomas Gartzen 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 5-1. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Gartzen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Gartzen came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Gartzen in the 94th minute of the match. Sporting Angola's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.