Challenge

El Funebrero
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 7 minutes into the game, Matthew Garrido threw the ball into play from the sideline. Chacarita Futsal's Dalmacio Karmel quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Matthew Garrido kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the game, Xesc Labarra lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Marcos Cotilla. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Berganza in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Miguel Ángel Santoro saved Chacarita Futsal from getting behind. Miguel Ángel Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 19th minute of the match. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Isidoro Sarmiento hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Berganza in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Miguel Ángel Santoro saved Chacarita Futsal from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Panama's Matthew Garrido got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 33rd minute of the match Panama got a corner. Chacarita Futsal's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abraham Alguacil ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Abraham Alguacil got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Miguel Ángel Santoro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Chacarita Futsal's Miguel Ángel Santoro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 36th minute of play. If Arild Nodland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 39th match minute, Chacarita Futsal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Genaro Min to maneuver through the defense. If Abraham Alguacil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47th minute, Xesc Labarra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chacarita Futsal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Berganza to strike the kick off in the second half. With his leg Miguel Ángel Santoro managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when Panama's Abraham Alguacil fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Abraham Alguacil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Miguel Ángel Santoro made a huge save. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Xesc Labarra 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. In the 66th minute, Matthew Garrido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xesc Labarra recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 71st minute, Moises Cayo made a precise shot to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Arild Nodland struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Marcos Cotilla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chacarita Futsal. Chacarita Futsal's Evaristo Perez was substituted for Xesc Labarra. 79 minutes into the game, Dylan Sarmiento was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Panama's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chacarita Futsal the free kick. The supporters of Chacarita Futsal booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dylan Sarmiento didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomas Berganza did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 4-1 to the left of a surprised Miguel Ángel Santoro 82 minutes into the match. After having played for 86 minutes, Tomas Berganza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Berganza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Chacarita Futsal getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Arild Nodland hit a great ball. After 89 played minutes Isidoro Sarmiento rounded Chacarita Futsal's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 4-2. After 95 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Ros. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Chacarita Futsal fans cheered their team off the field, for while Panama had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.