Challenge

Caverna Tricolor
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Guga França made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 3rd minute of play forced Águia Tricolor's goalkeeper Murat Selim Zaik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Murat Selim Zaik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 7th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Márcio Costa during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 9th match minute, Águia Tricolor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Márcio Costa to maneuver through the defense. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gugu Vinhas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erik Pinheiro. Marcos Cotilla made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Erik Pinheiro sent off a good shot on target. Águia Tricolor's Murat Selim Zaik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 14th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Erik Pinheiro took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Marcos Cotilla to make any attempt to save it. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Tomas Berganza put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Murat Selim Zaik. 26 minutes into the match, Guga França 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 Guga França was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The supporters of Panama booed when Águia Tricolor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Renato Brodel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Murat Selim Zaik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Alguacil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gugu Vinhas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcos Cotilla came out and tried to block the shot, but Gugu Vinhas slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 32nd minute. Thanks to some nice moves Guga França could shoot a difficult shot in the 38th minute, which Marcos Cotilla however easily saved by the left post. In the 41st minute, Alex Cambeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

Felipe Ros hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Murat Selim Zaik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Águia Tricolor's Murat Selim Zaik got control of the ball when Abraham Alguacil tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felipe Ros hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute, Gugu Vinhas 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 5-2. A well-hit corner resulted in Isidoro Sarmiento heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 73 minutes into the game, Dorival Laguna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Águia Tricolor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panama the free kick. Dorival Laguna kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Abraham Alguacil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Murat Selim Zaik made a huge save. A collision led to Águia Tricolor getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. César Pena hit a great ball. Águia Tricolor made a substitution. Otto Bähr replaced César Pena. Águia Tricolor's Armando Veiga was substituted for Erik Pinheiro. In the 84th match minute, Águia Tricolor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorival Laguna to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute, Abraham Alguacil sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Águia Tricolor's Murat Selim Zaik didn't even have to move. In the 87th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murat Selim Zaik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Águia Tricolor's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Sarmiento came free, but Murat Selim Zaik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abraham Alguacil succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 5-3 in the 90th playminute. After a rather tough play, Águia Tricolor's Hulk Orange got a free kick in the 96th minute. Panama's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.