Challenge

Jose Alberto Ventura
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. Armando Lehoi 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 3rd minute. Armando Lehoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Lehoi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Berganza's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Armando Lehoi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Berganza's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Guaberto Curcio kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Rafael Borre left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The venturinha F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Panama's Marcos Cotilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Panama from getting a goal against them. Marcos Cotilla made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Rafael Borre sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yan de Sousa got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustaquio Gombal, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Rafael Borre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 41st minute of play forced venturinha F.C.'s goalkeeper Armando Lehoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Abraham Alguacil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Esteban Fuertes to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Lehoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Miguel Miralles came up free with the goalie in the 52nd 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 Miguel Miralles couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abraham Alguacil got free with Armando Lehoi in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eustaquio Gombal in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute Rafael Borre 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. Isidoro Sarmiento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Lehoi having to interfere. Guaberto Curcio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcos Cotilla read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yan de Sousa went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Armando Lehoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 73rd minute of play. Elias Hartz hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the match, venturinha F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Armando Lehoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Saul Arano during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 87th minute, Saul Arano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in venturinha F.C.'s zone, Abraham Alguacil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armando Lehoi came out of the goal and Abraham Alguacil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eustaquio Gombal hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. venturinha F.C. fully deserved thier win.