Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Berganza kicked off to start the match. Canarinho Atordoado's Luiz Leo got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dylan Sarmiento kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. The Canarinho Atordoado fans' excitement grew in the 7th match minute when Canarinho Atordoado's Peter Mpenza looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 11 minutes Panama's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Peter Mpenza who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Canarinho Atordoado's Stayko Gorbanov to fire away a dangerous shot which Marcos Cotilla despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 16 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Abraham Alguacil. Peter Mpenza might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcos Cotilla. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Peter Mpenza ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Mpenza in the 19th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Canarinho Atordoado's Luiz Leo. But to his dismay, Luiz Leo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Márcio Seabra in the 24th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute Márcio Seabra 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. Peter Mpenza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcos Cotilla having to make a save. Canarinho Atordoado's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Peter Mpenza in the 31st minute. The corner led Canarinho Atordoado's Tuncer İlbaşı to a score. 0-3 in the 31st minute. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Leo in the 35th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Leo in the 42nd minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, one of Panama:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Panama. The Panama players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Canarinho Atordoado were winning 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Peter Mpenza made a kick off. Miguel Miralles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Dé Mello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Mpenza in the 58th minute of play. Jose Carita made in the 61st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Canarinho Atordoado's Anísio Queirós. The crowd rose to their feet as Peter Mpenza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcos Cotilla. That made the score 0-5 in the 62 minute of play. After 66 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Ros. 70 minutes into the game, Peter Mpenza lined in a short shot 0-6 behind a frustrated Marcos Cotilla. If Luiz Leo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Panama's zone, Luiz Leo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal and Luiz Leo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodoro Jacinto in the 80th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Canarinho Atordoado's Luiz Leo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcos Cotilla. That made the score 0-7 after 82 minutes of play. In the 85th minute, Canarinho Atordoado's Teodoro Jacinto dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-8. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Márcio Seabra, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Canarinho Atordoado were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after Panama's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Peter Mpenza took the corner. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Márcio Seabra in the 90th minute of the match. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Canarinho Atordoado's Márcio Seabra. But to his dismay, Márcio Seabra quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-9. Luiz Leo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. Canarinho Atordoado's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.