Challenge

THE POWER OF DREAMS
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Berganza took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Ruben Tanner 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. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Jakub Knopek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute, Tomas Berganza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Panama fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Jakub Knopek came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Panama's Abraham Alguacil. But to his dismay, Abraham Alguacil quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 18 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Fraser Tynan came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abraham Alguacil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Jakub Knopek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jakub Knopek 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 21st minute. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th 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. Jakub Knopek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 29th minute of the match. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Jakub Knopek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 34 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Miralles. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 38th minute of play forced SEA THE STARS's goalkeeper Jakub Knopek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fraser Tynan succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-2 in the 41st playminute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Berganza in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jakub Knopek prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fraser Tynan to strike the kick off in the second half. Jakub Knopek made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Tomas Berganza sent off a good shot on target. Jakub Knopek was out of position in the 54 minute of play, and Alex Cambeiro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alex Cambeiro really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jakub Knopek having to interfere. SEA THE STARS's Jakub Knopek proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save SEA THE STARS from getting a goal against them. In the 65th minute, Miguel Miralles 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. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Tomas Berganza took a quick shot and it went in 2-4 without a chance for Jakub Knopek to make any attempt to save it. After 69 played minutes, SEA THE STARS's Ruben Tanner 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 SEA THE STARS reached it. After a rather tough play, Panama's Felipe Ros got a free kick in the 74th minute. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Jakub Knopek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 78 minutes into the match, Panama's Tomas Berganza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jakub Knopek narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Panama's Miguel Miralles got a free kick in the 80th minute. Jakub Knopek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alex Cambeiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 86 minutes into the match, Isidoro Sarmiento dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jakub Knopek, 2-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antony Clifford in the 92nd minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fraser Tynan in the 95th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Panama eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.