Challenge

Arena 20 de Março
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renan Schmidt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldemar Frænkel in the 5th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isidoro Sarmiento hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Renan Schmidt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Alguacil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, 20 de Março FC's Marcos Cotilla threw himself towards the right post 18 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Absalon Berritsgård, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The supporters of Panama booed when 20 de Março FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Simão didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldemar Frænkel in the 21st minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of 20 de Março FC booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Miralles didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 24 minutes Panama's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Constantin Pãduret who took care of the corner kick. The audience was convinced that Tomas Berganza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Renan Schmidt was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Abraham Alguacil's late challenge caught a 20 de Março FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abraham Alguacil helped the player get up and apologised. Dylan Sarmiento kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Panama's zone, Constantin Pãduret stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal and Constantin Pãduret tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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 1-0.

The wind increased when Waldemar Frænkel made the kick off in the second half. Felipe Ros's late challenge caught a 20 de Março FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felipe Ros helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Panama's Felipe Ros got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldemar Frænkel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute 20 de Março FC were awarded a corner. Constantin Pãduret went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led 20 de Março FC's Constantin Pãduret to fire away a dangerous shot which Marcos Cotilla despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jose Carita during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 60 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Jose Carita. Isidoro Sarmiento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renan Schmidt having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ioseba Gonzalvez in the 72nd minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldemar Frænkel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 78 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Abraham Alguacil. Absalon Berritsgård struck a weak shot in the 79th 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 20 de Março FC. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Tomas Berganza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panama's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Berganza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Renan Schmidt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Constantin Pãduret hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the match, Ioseba Gonzalvez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ioseba Gonzalvez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Dylan Sarmiento's late challenge caught a 20 de Março FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dylan Sarmiento helped the player get up and apologised. After 89 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Dylan Sarmiento. 90 minutes into the game, Waldemar Frænkel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 20 de Março FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panama the free kick. Waldemar Frænkel kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After 91 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Ros.