Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Berganza took the kick off in the first half of the match. Corderun Geras 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 2nd minute. Corderun Geras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 6th minute of play. After 7 played minutes Rinkeby FC got a freekick which was hit by Lars-Erik Haegg. Abraham Alguacil recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Joel Nordal hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Corderun Geras 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 11th minute. A collision led to Rinkeby FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Hjalmar Kihlman hit a great ball. Emanuel Falkrantz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Tomas Berganza sped through Rinkeby FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Corderun Geras. After a rather tough play, Panama's Tomas Berganza got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 22nd minute, Silvano Oihenarte left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rinkeby FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Marcos Cotilla was a little too slow when Ingvar Dahlberg got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 2-1. In the 28th minute Ingvar Dahlberg 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. Corderun Geras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Alguacil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ingvar Dahlberg in the 40th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emanuel Falkrantz went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. 46 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Ingvar Dahlberg came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ingvar Dahlberg to make the kick off. Emanuel Falkrantz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcos Cotilla having to make a save. 53 minutes into the game, Rinkeby FC's Emanuel Falkrantz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Cotilla made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Tomas Berganza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Corderun Geras stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Berganza's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rinkeby FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Abraham Alguacil was slow to take the kick. During this time Panama's players had a chance to rest. Miguel Miralles hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. When Tomas Berganza fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Tomas Berganza a yellow card for diving instead. Tomas Berganza hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Tomas Berganza put it in 4-2 from a short distance just to the right of Corderun Geras. Gabriel Dahlberg charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gabriel Dahlberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gabriel Dahlberg kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Panama's Abraham Alguacil got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Corderun Geras having to interfere. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ingvar Dahlberg in the 80th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvano Oihenarte in the 83rd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, Panama's Tomas Berganza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Corderun Geras narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Gabriel Dahlberg was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 96 minutes had been played. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Rinkeby FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Panama had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.