Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stefan Tomaka started the match with the kick off. Wit Chwalkiewicz made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Isidoro Sarmiento sent off a good shot on target. In the 10th minute Florian Tomporowski 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. In the 12th minute, Stefan Tomaka made a precise shot to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Amelinium Gdynia's goalkeeper Wit Chwalkiewicz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abraham Alguacil got free with Wit Chwalkiewicz in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wit Chwalkiewicz 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 audience was convinced that Tomas Berganza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wit Chwalkiewicz was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. In the 27th match minute, Amelinium Gdynia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wojciech Fedosz to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd minute, Miguel Miralles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute Marcin Byczewski 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. 37 minutes into the match, Amelinium Gdynia's goalkeeper Wit Chwalkiewicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abraham Alguacil. In the 41st minute Stefan Tomaka 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. Amelinium Gdynia's Wit Chwalkiewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 43rd minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Tomas Berganza made the kick off in the second half. Wit Chwalkiewicz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomas Berganza went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 56th match minute, Amelinium Gdynia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florian Tomporowski to maneuver through the defense. When Dylan Sarmiento fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Dylan Sarmiento a yellow card for diving instead. 60 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stefan Tomaka. Marcin Byczewski charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcin Byczewski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Marcin Byczewski hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 63rd minute of play forced Amelinium Gdynia's goalkeeper Wit Chwalkiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Felipe Ros hit a great ball. In the 66th minute, Stefan Tomaka left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Amelinium Gdynia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 69th minute, Isidoro Sarmiento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcin Byczewski kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Wit Chwalkiewicz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomas Berganza went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. After having played for 80 minutes, Tomas Berganza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Berganza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Amelinium Gdynia's Ulryk Nowakowski was substituted for Herbert Niedbalski. Panama were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after Amelinium Gdynia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Abraham Alguacil took the corner. Wit Chwalkiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 89th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Florian Tomporowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Panama had won after a very even match.