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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Berganza made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Ros. Celery's Leonardo Araoz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Celery's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Abraham Alguacil was slow to take the kick. During this time Panama's players had a chance to rest. Panama's Abraham Alguacil was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Leonardo Araoz in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the game's 7th minute Panama's Abraham Alguacil took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Leonardo Araoz and thus the score was 0-1. Marcos Cotilla was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tristan Lane showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 12 minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Panama's Tomas Berganza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leonardo Araoz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Celery's Sergi Ramos got a free kick in the 21st minute. Abraham Alguacil struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Leonardo Araoz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. In the 25th minute, Tristan Lane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th minute, Tristan Lane reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcos Cotilla. The goal made the score 2-1. With an all-out effort, Celery's Marcos Cotilla threw himself towards the right post 32 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tristan Lane, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 34th minute, Abraham Alguacil ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leonardo Araoz was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Leonardo Araoz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tristan Lane, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Leonardo Araoz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 46th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Luís Fábio Gaspar kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Isidoro Sarmiento might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leonardo Araoz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Isidoro Sarmiento ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Tomas Berganza put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Leonardo Araoz. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonardo Araoz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Berganza, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 66 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Eusebio Barroso came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute, Panama's Tomas Berganza dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-4. Abraham Alguacil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tristan Lane 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 Celery. Leonardo Araoz made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Abraham Alguacil sent off a good shot on target. Abraham Alguacil's shot from long distance in the 85th minute was not bad at all, but Celery's Leonardo Araoz knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. When Sergi Ramos came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Celery fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sergi Ramos couldn't finish the play. Leonardo Araoz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 91st minute of the match.