Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Berganza kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bjørn Ironside in the 4th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Haisenberg Dolar 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. After 9 played minutes Clube Audax Metropolitano got a freekick which was hit by Maicon Mattos. 15 minutes into the game, Matthew Garrido threw the ball into play from the sideline. Clube Audax Metropolitano's Claudinho Quadros quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Clube Audax Metropolitano's Emanuel Esteves managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Matthew Garrido in the 17 minute of the game. Santo Lano 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 24th minute. In the 24th minute, Tomas Berganza 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: 1-2. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haisenberg Dolar in the 29th minute of play. Haisenberg Dolar took the ball and in the 29 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 1-3. Abraham Alguacil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santo Lano having to interfere. A collision led to Clube Audax Metropolitano getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Cyryl Dziechciowski hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bjørn Ironside was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Cambeiro to maneuver through the defense. In the 52nd play minute Haisenberg Dolar came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Marcos Cotilla. 1-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Haisenberg Dolar got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 56 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Haisenberg Dolar came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bjørn Ironside in the 59th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Clube Audax Metropolitano's Haisenberg Dolar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcos Cotilla narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 61st minute Haisenberg Dolar 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. After 65 minutes Clube Audax Metropolitano'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. After a rather tough play, Clube Audax Metropolitano's Bjørn Ironside got a free kick in the 65th minute. After 66 played minutes Clube Audax Metropolitano got a freekick which was hit by Bjørn Ironside. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 75 minutes into the match, Clube Audax Metropolitano's goal looked a bit too open when Abraham Alguacil came free, but Santo Lano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santo Lano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abraham Alguacil went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. In the 78thth minute of the game Bjørn Ironside who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Panama's Marcos Cotilla was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 82nd minute Clube Audax Metropolitano were awarded a corner. Bruno Aleixo went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Clube Audax Metropolitano's Sergio Chus getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Abraham Alguacil's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Santo Lano - 3-5 was put on the score board in the 87th minute. Clube Audax Metropolitano were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Panama's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bruno Aleixo took the corner. Haisenberg Dolar might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcos Cotilla. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Haisenberg Dolar ran back to his position shaking his head. Haisenberg Dolar scored 3-6 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcos Cotilla, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Clube Audax Metropolitano's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.