Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Panama's Tomas Berganza started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 minutes of play, Panama's Tomas Berganza made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivar Björling was left in no man's land by his defense there! 6 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Loid Verduyckt came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Valentim Silveira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Cotilla was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Berganza in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivar Björling prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 14th minute, Valentim Silveira 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 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 19th minute of play forced AL-Bombarralense B's goalkeeper Ivar Björling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AL-Bombarralense B's Ivar Björling played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 24th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentim Silveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Valentim Silveira took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcos Cotilla. Marcos Cotilla dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. When AL-Bombarralense B's Valentim Silveira in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Panama's goalie prevented a goal. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timmy De Boel in the 45th minute of play. Ivar Björling took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valentim Silveira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, Tomas Berganza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Panama and the AL-Bombarralense B players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Panama's Tomas Berganza got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Marcos Cotilla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sidónio Leme in the 55th minute. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentim Silveira in the 64th minute of the match. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Ivar Björling tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute Loid Verduyckt 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 made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Sidónio Leme sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, AL-Bombarralense B's Valentim Silveira got a free kick in the 81st minute. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentim Silveira in the 90th minute of play. In the 91st match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Barrios to maneuver through the defense. Felipe Ros hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gustav Bjørslev during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to AL-Bombarralense B getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Gustav Bjørslev hit a great ball. After 96 played minutes, Panama's Abraham Alguacil shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ivar Björling came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Panama reached it. The AL-Bombarralense B supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AL-Bombarralense B would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.