Challenge

Folkets park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Berganza made the kick off which started today's match. 8 minutes into the game, I uomo del popolo's Håkan Skott nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Cotilla made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 14th minute, Abraham Alguacil got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 18 played minutes I uomo del popolo got a freekick which was hit by Albin Allbom. Arman Ström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Alguacil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Cotilla made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Örjan Vall sent off a good shot on target. In the 22nd minute, Sten Forsberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 23rd minute Örjan Vall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Cotilla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute, Tomas Berganza got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 26th minute of the match, Reine Örtlund got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marcos Cotilla was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Marcos Cotilla made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Örjan Vall sent off a good shot on target. After 32 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Panama! In the 39th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arman Ström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 42nd minute of play forced I uomo del popolo's goalkeeper Arman Ström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, I uomo del popolo's Albin Allbom got a free kick in the 44th minute. Arman Ström 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 48th minute. 50 minutes had been played when some careless play by I uomo del popolo'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. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Reine Örtlund to make the kick off. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Tomas Berganza hit a great ball. I uomo del popolo's Arman Ström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 61st minute of play. After having played for 63 minutes, Tomas Berganza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Berganza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tomas Berganza struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Arman Ström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. When Tomas Berganza came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Panama 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 Tomas Berganza couldn't finish the play. Arman Ström 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 76th minute. After 77 played minutes I uomo del popolo got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Kleen. 81 minutes into the match, I uomo del popolo's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Arman Ström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Berganza in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arman Ström saved I uomo del popolo from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th 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. Arman Ström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 91st minute of play forced I uomo del popolo's goalkeeper Arman Ström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Örjan Vall in the 94th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Panama's Tomas Berganza in the 96th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Arman Ström was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for I uomo del popolo through an amazing save. 97 minutes into the game, Reine Örtlund was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. I uomo del popolo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panama the free kick. Reine Örtlund hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. I uomo del popolo's Arman Ström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 98th minute of play. I uomo del popolo's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.