Battle of death
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Martín Ulloa kicked off to start the match. In the 5thth minute of the game Humberto Escobar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Panama's Marcos Cotilla was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Aaron Barrios hit a great ball. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Escobar, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Panama's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Giancarlo Mora was slow to take the kick. During this time ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s players had a chance to rest. In the 12th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Cambeiro to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Giancarlo Mora from long distance, 13 minutes into the match, got Marcos Cotilla's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Guillermo Escalona in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marcos Cotilla, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Marcos Cotilla was a little too slow when Nelsinho Nóbrega got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 1-0. Nelsinho Nóbrega hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Tomas Berganza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Benavides was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. In the 24th match minute, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nelsinho Nóbrega to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Juan Benavides, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Juan Benavides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zheko Kraychev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. Juan Benavides stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Berganza's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. After 37 minutes, Guillermo Escalona made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Panama's Marcos Cotilla tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Tomas Berganza came up free with the goalie in the 41st 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Escobar in the 43rd minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Berganza in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juan Benavides saved ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ from getting behind. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Berganza made a kick off. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guillermo Escalona, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 59th minute Guillermo Escalona 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. Aaron Barrios's late challenge caught a ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aaron Barrios helped the player get up and apologised. Aaron Barrios hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Marcos Cotilla stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Humberto Escobar's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Tomas Berganza dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Juan Benavides, 2-1. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Alex Cambeiro hit a great ball. In the 75th minute of the match Nelsinho Nóbrega shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcos Cotilla showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Juan Benavides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 78 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Guillermo Escalona came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Escobar in the 81st minute of play. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillermo Escalona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillermo Escalona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Juan Benavides, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nelsinho Nóbrega's late challenge caught a Panama's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nelsinho Nóbrega helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Nelsinho Nóbrega hit a great ball. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Panama had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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