Challenge

La Panera
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 6 played minutes Pan FC got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Klucznik. If Antonio Sabina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th minute of the game Diego Bradley made a throw-in which Edward Mcdonald played forward. A collision led to Pan FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Sebastian Klucznik hit a great ball. In the 18th minute 许明卫 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Day saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Monty Rogers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Quirce was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. 30 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sebastian Quirce. Pan FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Monty Rogers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Marco Day was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and 许明卫 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 许明卫 really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. USA's Cassius Byrne got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sebastian Quirce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 40th minute of play. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pan FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cassius Byrne was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. 45 minutes into the game, Monty Rogers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Sebastian Quirce was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 许明卫 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Antonio Sabina's late challenge caught a USA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antonio Sabina helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of USA booed when Pan FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Sabina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cassius Byrne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Quirce having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 59th minute of play forced Pan FC's goalkeeper Sebastian Quirce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 许明卫 took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marco Day. Marco Day dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Pan FC made a substitution. Arnaldo Urtzi replaced 许明卫. In the 67th minute, Pan FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Monty Rogers fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Pan FC's Sebastian Quirce proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Pan FC from getting a goal against them. In the 75th minute, Antonio Sabina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. Pan FC made a substitution. Esteve Cordarrel replaced Primitivo Laurendi. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. 81 minutes into the match, USA's Sam Campbell sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sebastian Quirce narrowly saved just below the crossbar. USA were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after Pan FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jenson Smith took the corner. In the 85th minute Pan FC were awarded a corner. Arturo Jon went to the cornerflag to take it. Esteve Cordarrel made a great header on Pan FC's corner, it was just that USA's Marco Day managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, USA's Koby Fletcher got a free kick in the 87th minute. Arturo Jon struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Marco Day didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pan FC. 90 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Urtzi came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ambrosio Opilano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antonio Sabina got his second yellow card in the match during the 95th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of USA booed when Pan FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Sabina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Despite being the better team, USA failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.