Challenge

Valla Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Berganza got the match started through his kick off. Antoine Lovera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Cambeiro in the 3rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 9th minute of play forced Valla Fc's goalkeeper Antoine Lovera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valla Fc's Thor Stabbe quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Matthew Garrido, made in the 12th minute of the game. In the 13th minute Ciro Fata 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. Antoine Lovera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Alguacil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the game, Valla Fc's Ciro Fata 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. Felipe Ros hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Abraham Alguacil scored 2-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Antoine Lovera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Valla Fc's Antoine Lovera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 39th minute of play. When Tor-Ivar Kalland fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valla Fc's protests and gave Tor-Ivar Kalland a yellow card for diving instead. In the 39th minute, Tor-Ivar Kalland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Tomas Berganza put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Antoine Lovera. Abraham Alguacil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Antoine Lovera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

Antoine Lovera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidoro Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Antoine Lovera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Niklas Isaksson charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Niklas Isaksson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Niklas Isaksson hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. The supporters of Panama booed when Valla Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niklas Isaksson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Töpfer in the 62nd minute of the match. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by Panama's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tor-Ivar Kalland was slow to take the kick. During this time Valla Fc's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 66th minute of play forced Valla Fc's goalkeeper Antoine Lovera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute Peter Töpfer 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. With a little luck, Valla Fc's Antoine Lovera got control of the ball when Abraham Alguacil tried to sneak it across the goal line. Isidoro Sarmiento succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-4 in the 73rd playminute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex Cambeiro got free with Antoine Lovera in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, Panama's Antoine Lovera threw himself towards the right post 78 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Isidoro Sarmiento, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Töpfer, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Tor-Ivar Kalland hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. When Albert Hedkvist fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valla Fc's protests and gave Albert Hedkvist a yellow card for diving instead. After 88 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Valla Fc! Valla Fc:s Antoine Lovera showed great skill when he stopped Abraham Alguacil:s penalty. Antoine Lovera made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Abraham Alguacil sent off a good shot on target. Antoine Lovera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Cambeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute.