Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Berganza got the match started through his kick off. Panama's Tomas Berganza got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 7 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Ciro Castro. In the 8th minute of the match, Tomas Berganza tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Oscar Saldanha saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Claudinho Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Marcos Cotilla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Claudinho Pinho hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute Kléber Queirós 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. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kléber Queirós in the 32nd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abraham Alguacil. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Alex Cambeiro hit a great ball. In the 38th minute, Dylan Sarmiento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Kaká Simão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Squadra Demarchi's supporters rose to their feet, but Kaká Simão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcos Cotilla breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Oscar Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 42nd minute of the match. Oscar Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 45th minute of play. Squadra Demarchi's Oscar Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 45th minute of play. Kaká Simão'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. Kaká Simão helped the player get up and apologised. After 48 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Kaká Simão. In the 49th minute, Tomas Berganza 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. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudinho Pinho to make the kick off. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidoro Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oscar Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 58th minute of play. A collision led to Squadra Demarchi getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Cléber Vaz hit a great ball. Oscar Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 59th minute of play. Kléber Queirós'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. Kléber Queirós helped the player get up and apologised. In the 61st match minute, Squadra Demarchi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kléber Queirós to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Panama's Dylan Sarmiento got a free kick in the 65th minute. The supporters of Squadra Demarchi booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aaron Barrios didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Squadra Demarchi's goal looked a bit too open when Abraham Alguacil came free, but Oscar Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the game, Isidoro Sarmiento 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 Squadra Demarchi the free kick. After a rather tough play, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 81st match minute, Squadra Demarchi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kaká Simão to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Kaká Simão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Squadra Demarchi's supporters rose to their feet, but Kaká Simão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcos Cotilla breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Cambeiro in the 88th minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Squadra Demarchi's Kléber Queirós got a free kick in the 90th minute. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Alguacil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Squadra Demarchi getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Kaká Simão hit a great ball. Panama were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.