Challenge

Arena Viejo Parque
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. 1-0 became the score in the 9th minute when Guido Dameda elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 12 minutes into the match, NCA Defensor Mercenario's goal looked a bit too open when Abraham Alguacil came free, but Pedro Grau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Grau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 14th minute of the match. Pedro Grau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panama's Marcos Cotilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Panama from getting a goal against them. Rik Caldueño could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. Dylan Sarmiento lost his temper 29 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Panama fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 29th minute. Penalty! Panama:s Marcos Cotilla showed great skill when he stopped Jairo Torralbo:s penalty. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Pedro Grau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, NCA Defensor Mercenario's Eliu Vieitez got a free kick in the 37th minute. Pedro Grau came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento. But to his dismay, Isidoro Sarmiento quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Todor Hostar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alex Cambeiro hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, NCA Defensor Mercenario's Todor Hostar tried to score from far away in the 53rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Eliu Vieitez'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. Eliu Vieitez helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to NCA Defensor Mercenario getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Eliu Vieitez hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Isidoro Sarmiento kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pedro Grau. That made the score 1-2 in the 60 minute of play. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Todor Hostar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the game, Isidoro Sarmiento cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Pedro Grau was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. NCA Defensor Mercenario's Ezkerra Betances was substituted for Guido Dameda. NCA Defensor Mercenario's Enetz Escrig was substituted for Rik Caldueño. NCA Defensor Mercenario's Pedro Grau proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save NCA Defensor Mercenario from getting a goal against them. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dalimil Mrkva, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Eliu Vieitez hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enetz Escrig in the 95th minute of play. Panama played a much better game than NCA Defensor Mercenario and deserved their victory. The NCA Defensor Mercenario players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.