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Johan Cruyff ArenA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 邱林潮 kicked off to start the match. 孟凌鹏 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tomas Berganza came up free with the goalie in the 5th 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 Tomas Berganza couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Felipe Ros hit a great ball. In the 7th minute, 曲寒威 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. Panama's Abraham Alguacil got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 孟凌鹏 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Berganza, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. If Abraham Alguacil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Berganza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 孟凌鹏 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Isidoro Sarmiento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 孟凌鹏 having to interfere. 孟凌鹏 came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Panama's Abraham Alguacil. But to his dismay, Abraham Alguacil quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 42 minutes into the match, Panama's Abraham Alguacil sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 孟凌鹏 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. AFC Ajax's 孟凌鹏 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 43rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th 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. 孟凌鹏 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dylan Sarmiento's late challenge caught a AFC Ajax's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dylan Sarmiento helped the player get up and apologised. Dylan Sarmiento hit a great freekick 47 minutes into 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. If Miguel Miralles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 53 minutes, Abraham Alguacil managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abraham Alguacil was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Abraham Alguacil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. 孟凌鹏 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Isidoro Sarmiento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. 孟凌鹏 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 66th minute of play forced AFC Ajax's goalkeeper 孟凌鹏 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, AFC Ajax's 庄平鸿 got a free kick in the 66th minute. 孟凌鹏 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 73rd minute of the match. Abraham Alguacil let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 75th minute shot 0-2 at rihgt post. In the 79th minute of the match, Tomas Berganza tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but 孟凌鹏 saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abraham Alguacil got free with 孟凌鹏 in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Panama booed when AFC Ajax was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. 庄平鸿 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 86th minute, Alex Cambeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 顾震骋'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. 顾震骋 helped the player get up and apologised. If Isidoro Sarmiento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Berganza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 94th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 孟凌鹏 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, AFC Ajax's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but 孟凌鹏 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Panama'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.