Challenge

Glyka Nera FC Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Berganza started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Tomas Berganza made a precise shot to the right of Narciso Eusko. Glyka Nera FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stig-Inge Nymoen. Narciso Eusko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 14th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 19th minute of the game was made by Tomas Berganza with Miguel Miralles as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Marcos Cotilla didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from He Zheng Xing went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Marcos Cotilla was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and He Zheng Xing capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. He Zheng Xing really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from He Zheng Xing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abraham Alguacil made in the 34th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Glyka Nera FC's He Zheng Xing. 36 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stig-Inge Nymoen. In the 36th minute, Stig-Inge Nymoen 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 3-1. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from He Zheng Xing in the 38th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 39th minute of play forced Glyka Nera FC's goalkeeper Narciso Eusko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Narciso Eusko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 41st minute of the match. Narciso Eusko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 48th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when He Zheng Xing made the kick off in the second half. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Glyka Nera FC's Stig-Inge Nymoen. But to his dismay, Stig-Inge Nymoen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stig-Inge Nymoen in the 54th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Panama's Alex Cambeiro got a free kick in the 56th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Stig-Inge Nymoen came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from He Zheng Xing in the 63rd minute of the match. Narciso Eusko 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 65th minute. After 65 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Miralles. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kostas Kalamaridis in the 67th minute of play. 68 minutes into the game, Stig-Inge Nymoen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-1. Marcos Cotilla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stig-Inge Nymoen, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. The supporters of Glyka Nera FC booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Cambeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 74 played minutes, Glyka Nera FC's Kostas Kalamaridis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Glyka Nera FC reached it. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig-Inge Nymoen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from He Zheng Xing in the 80th minute of play. Glyka Nera FC were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after Panama's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kostas Kalamaridis took the corner. Kostas Kalamaridis made a great header on Glyka Nera FC's corner, it was just that Panama's Marcos Cotilla managed to reach the ball for a save. After some careless play in the Panama defense, He Zheng Xing kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcos Cotilla. The Panama fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcos Cotilla should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Panama defense, He Zheng Xing kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcos Cotilla. The Panama fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcos Cotilla should have stopped the shot.