Challenge

Esenyurt Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Marcos Cotilla made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Alptuğ Ulusu sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th 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. Batıkan İrem breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Tomas Berganza hit a great ball. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alptuğ Ulusu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 18 played minutes Esenyurt got a freekick which was hit by Mirza Uludağ. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Bayhan Tanbek tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tomas Berganza struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Batıkan İrem didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. After a rather tough play, Panama's Jose Carita got a free kick in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alptuğ Ulusu in the 31st minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Batıkan İrem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 34th minute of the match. Marcos Cotilla made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Bayhan Tanbek sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Melik Olgun kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcos Cotilla. That made the score 2-0 in the 41 minute of play. Felipe Ros kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Esenyurt's Ali Nabi İhsan got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Alptuğ Ulusu made the kick off in the second half. Batıkan İrem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panama were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Esenyurt's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Abraham Alguacil took the corner. When Tomas Berganza came up free with the goalie in the 57th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 60th minute of play forced Esenyurt's goalkeeper Batıkan İrem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Bayhan Tanbek ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcos Cotilla was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Esenyurt made a substitution. Çağatay Uluhan replaced Arif Gaffar Rıfkı. If Isidoro Sarmiento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 69th minute Alptuğ Ulusu 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abraham Alguacil got free with Batıkan İrem in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Batıkan İrem stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Berganza's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Batıkan İrem was a little too slow when Tomas Berganza got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 3-1. Tomas Berganza hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Marcos Cotilla didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bayhan Tanbek went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. After 88 minutes Esenyurt's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Abraham Alguacil who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Esenyurt's goalie and right to Isidoro Sarmiento. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Esenyurt's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Batıkan İrem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Batıkan İrem having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Esenyurt 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.