Challenge

El Cilindro
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Silverio Calvet took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes Faro querandi got a freekick which was hit by Nahuel Molina. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Pandilovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Faro querandi's goalkeeper Roque Gabon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Abraham Alguacil took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 17th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Roque Gabon. Faro querandi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Abraham Alguacil came up free with the goalie in the 19th 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 Abraham Alguacil couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomas Berganza during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 28th minute Igor Pandilovski 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. A collision led to Faro querandi getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Nahuel Molina hit a great ball. Panama's defense didn't have a chance, in the 31st minute, when Igor Pandilovski scored to the left of an out of position Marcos Cotilla, making the score, 1-0. 35 minutes into the match, Faro querandi's goal looked a bit too open when Abraham Alguacil came free, but Roque Gabon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 40th minute of play forced Faro querandi's goalkeeper Roque Gabon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Polad Bastia kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Abraham Alguacil managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panama's supporters rose to their feet, but Abraham Alguacil was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roque Gabon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Berganza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Pandilovski in the 51st minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Faro querandi's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Serafin Eufemio in the 52nd minute. After taking down the ball on Faro querandi's corner Serafin Eufemio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marcos Cotilla quite easily take care of the ball. In the 55th minute, Isidoro Sarmiento left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Panama fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roque Gabon 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 69th minute. Zeledon Garci charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zeledon Garci the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Panama booed when Faro querandi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zeledon Garci didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Matthew Garrido had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matthew Garrido received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Roque Gabon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 85 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Barrios. In the 87th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roque Gabon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th match minute, Faro querandi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nahuel Molina to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded Panama left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Faro querandi.