Challenge

Arena Floresta
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Berganza started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Denílson Negri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Panama's Dylan Sarmiento got a free kick in the 5th minute. Marcos Cotilla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ruy da Rocha in the 6th minute. With 9 minutes on the clock, Aaron Barrios commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of Panama:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Floresta Club U18:s goal. In the 17th minute Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Léo de Brito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilmar Castro in the 20th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Douglas de Souza. When Remo da Rocha fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Floresta Club U18's protests and gave Remo da Rocha a yellow card for diving instead. In the 28th minute, Remo da Rocha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute Douglas de Souza 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 39th minute, Alex Cambeiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Léo de Brito was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Abraham Alguacil kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. In the 42nd minute of the match Remo da Rocha sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcos Cotilla skillfully saved the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Douglas de Souza made a kick off. Léo de Brito didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Isidoro Sarmiento went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Gilmar Castro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Cotilla was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Léo de Brito 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 63rd minute. 64 minutes into the match, Tomé Reis notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Panama's Marcos Cotilla. Marcos Cotilla was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Floresta Club U18'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. Panama's Abraham Alguacil was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Léo de Brito in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 74 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Ros. Douglas de Souza might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcos Cotilla. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Douglas de Souza ran back to his position shaking his head. Isidoro Sarmiento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Léo de Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Léo de Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 83rd minute of the match. After 87 played minutes Floresta Club U18 got a freekick which was hit by Endrik Edmundo. Isidoro Sarmientos short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Léo de Brito to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vito Maia in the 90th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Floresta Club U18's Douglas de Souza. But to his dismay, Douglas de Souza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.