Challenge

Dan Paltinisanu
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Panama's Tomas Berganza started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Poli AEK's Nicolae Ghiorman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 5th minute of play. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zafer Fırat in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute Zafer Fırat 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 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolae Ghiorman having to interfere. Miguel Miralles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolae Ghiorman having to interfere. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramiro Vargas in the 20th minute of the match. With 22 minutes on the clock, Narcis Copil commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 21 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Poli AEK! Poli AEK:s Nicolae Ghiorman showed great skill when he stopped Abraham Alguacil:s penalty. After 23 minutes of play, Panama's Abraham Alguacil made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nicolae Ghiorman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Isidoro Sarmiento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolae Ghiorman having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Wictor Brovall took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Marcos Cotilla to make any attempt to save it. In the 34th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolae Ghiorman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute, Tomas Berganza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicolae Ghiorman was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 43 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wictor Brovall. 44 minutes into the match, Poli AEK's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Nicolae Ghiorman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wictor Brovall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Jose Carita fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Jose Carita a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Panama's Jose Carita got a free kick in the 48th minute.

The wind increased when Wictor Brovall made the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Panama's Nicolae Ghiorman threw himself towards the right post 65 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tomas Berganza, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nicolae Ghiorman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Panama booed when Poli AEK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. 倪凌宁 didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Poli AEK's 倪凌宁 got a free kick in the 69th minute. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolae Ghiorman having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Abraham Alguacil managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panama's supporters rose to their feet, but Abraham Alguacil was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicolae Ghiorman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dan Balint during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 76 played minutes Poli AEK got a freekick which was hit by Dan Balint. In the 79th minute, Jose Carita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicolae Ghiorman made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Abraham Alguacil sent off a good shot on target. Nicolae Ghiorman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 83rd minute. Isidoro Sarmiento hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Gigi Tănăsie kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Wictor Brovall might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcos Cotilla. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wictor Brovall ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wictor Brovall in the 90th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wictor Brovall fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Cotilla having to interfere. Panama's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.