Challenge

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Thomas Rix got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Laziali's Thomas Rix sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcos Cotilla narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 7th minute Abraham Alguacil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avgustin Yochev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Darin Gladichev could shoot a difficult shot in the 12th minute, which Marcos Cotilla however easily saved by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Laziali's Thomas Rix slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcos Cotilla. That made the score 1-0 after 13 minutes of play. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Thomas Rix tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomas Rix in the 21st minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Thomas Rix took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Marcos Cotilla to make any attempt to save it. If Velichko Shindarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 35th minute of the match, Kosta Kúnov got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marcos Cotilla was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Rix in the 39th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Velichko Shindarov in the 45th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Darin Gladichev got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Berganza was the one to do the kick off. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Rix, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 56 minutes into the match, Abraham Alguacil had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Avgustin Yochev. Laziali's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abraham Alguacil was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 71st minute Thomas Rix 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. If Kosta Kúnov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 86 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Kosta Kúnov came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Panama's Dylan Sarmiento got a free kick in the 88th minute. Panama were furious when Felipe Ros was red carded, 89 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Panama fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 88th minute. Penalty! Marcos Cotilla went to the wrong direction when Thomas Rix was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Laziali's Kosta Kúnov got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Ramiro da Silva came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Laziali 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 Ramiro da Silva couldn't finish the play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Laziali had played much better football throughout.