Challenge

S y D Serengueti
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Miguel Borja took the kick off in the first half of the match. Abraham Alguacil recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 5 minutes, Isidro Incendio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Academia Serengetti's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isidro Incendio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Evelio Ignatius stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Isidoro Sarmiento's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. After 24 minutes Real Academia Serengetti's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Abraham Alguacil who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Abraham Alguacil almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Real Academia Serengetti's Evelio Ignatius did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Borja in the 29th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 33rd minute of the game was made by Jose Carita with Tomas Berganza as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Isidoro Sarmiento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evelio Ignatius having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Miguel Borja 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. Edwin De Mulder kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, Real Academia Serengetti's goal looked a bit too open when Abraham Alguacil came free, but Evelio Ignatius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Evelio Ignatius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 57th minute of the match. Isidoro Sarmiento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evelio Ignatius having to interfere. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Borja in the 61st minute of play. Marcos Cotilla stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miguel Borja's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. If Miguel Borja had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Miguel Borja scored 1-0 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcos Cotilla, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Edwin De Mulder hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Evelio Ignatius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidoro Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isidoro Sarmiento could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Evelio Ignatius made a huge save. Isidro Incendio kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Borja in the 80th minute of play. Jose Carita made in the 84th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Real Academia Serengetti's Ingmar Ahlqvist. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Isidro Incendio charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isidro Incendio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 91 played minutes Real Academia Serengetti got a freekick which was hit by Isidro Incendio. Abraham Alguacil's late challenge caught a Real Academia Serengetti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abraham Alguacil helped the player get up and apologised. In the 92nd match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abraham Alguacil to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the Panama players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Real Academia Serengetti.