Challenge

La Ciudadela
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ivan Copil got the match started through his kick off. San Martin de Tucuman's Cecilio Jax played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 2nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 4th minute of play forced San Martin de Tucuman's goalkeeper Cecilio Jax to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulino Lamberto in the 7th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulino Lamberto in the 9th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulises Dominguez in the 10th minute of play. Cecilio Jax took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Alguacil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Cotilla was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Paulino Lamberto showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 21 minute of play. Cecilio Jax showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 23rd minute of the match. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulino Lamberto in the 25th minute of play. The supporters of San Martin de Tucuman booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Miralles didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Luciano Selmo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Copil got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Panama booed when San Martin de Tucuman was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulino Lamberto didn't get a good kick on the ball. 41 minutes into the match, San Martin de Tucuman's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Sarmiento came free, but Cecilio Jax reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of San Martin de Tucuman booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aaron Barrios didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Paulino Lamberto in the 45th minute really tested Marcos Cotilla's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Berganza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Tomas Berganza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cecilio Jax was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. San Martin de Tucuman's defense didn't have a chance, in the 58th minute, when Alex Cambeiro scored to the left of an out of position Cecilio Jax, making the score, 3-1. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luciano Selmo in the 62nd minute of play. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulino Lamberto in the 65th minute of the match. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulino Lamberto in the 70th minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Ivan Copil 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 4-1. San Martin de Tucuman's Cecilio Urbez was substituted for Blas Olayo. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ubaldo Veto in the 77th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulino Lamberto in the 79th minute of play. Luciano Selmo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcos Cotilla having to make a save. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Copil in the 91st minute of play. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulino Lamberto in the 92nd minute of the match. After 94 minutes of play, San Martin de Tucuman's Paulino Lamberto made it 5-1 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! San Martin de Tucuman's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.