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Match Report
Lighters
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zlatan Bilalov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lighters's Grigor Ruski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 4th minute of play. The supporters of Panama booed when Lighters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladko Kavalov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grigor Ruski having to interfere. A collision led to Lighters getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Svetlozar Kiryazov hit a great ball. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Arne Tunström, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. The supporters of Panama booed when Lighters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Dragoev didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Lighters booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Cambeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Grigor Ruski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 22nd minute of the match. After having played for 26 minutes, Tomas Berganza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Berganza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Tomas Berganza put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Grigor Ruski. After 32 played minutes Lighters got a freekick which was hit by Sven-Arne Tunström. 37 minutes into the match, Panama's Tomas Berganza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Grigor Ruski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Bilyan Leshtanski fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lighters's protests and gave Bilyan Leshtanski a yellow card for diving instead. In the 40th minute, Bilyan Leshtanski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miguel Miralles during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Miguel Miralles kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Berganza made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Tomas Berganza notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Lighters's Grigor Ruski. Grigor Ruski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 55th minute of the match, Isidoro Sarmiento got a very nice opportunity to score, but Grigor Ruski was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 56th minute of the match Panama got a corner. Lighters's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abraham Alguacil ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 56th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dylan Sarmiento to maneuver through the defense. When Dylan Sarmiento got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for Panama. In the 57th minute, Sven-Arne Tunström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Grigor Ruski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 58th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the game, Tomas Berganza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Panama's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lighters the free kick. In the 60th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Berganza to maneuver through the defense. Abraham Alguacil was extremely unlucky when he, in the 62nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When Abraham Alguacil came up free with the goalie in the 63rd 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 Abraham Alguacil couldn't finish the play. Isidoro Sarmiento struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Grigor Ruski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Tomas Berganza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panama's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Berganza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Grigor Ruski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Lighters getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Zhivko Presolski hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 77th minute of play forced Lighters's goalkeeper Grigor Ruski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grigor Ruski having to interfere. After 86 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Barrios. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatan Bilalov in the 91st minute of the match. Abraham Alguacil who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 93rdth minute tested the skills of Grigor Ruski when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Lighters's zone, Tomas Berganza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Grigor Ruski came out of the goal and Tomas Berganza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Panama played a much better game than Lighters and deserved their victory. The Lighters players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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