Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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 5 played minutes Tetra Pack FC got a freekick which was hit by Haroldo Meder. Abraham Alguacil received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fulgencio Eskuin came out and tried to block the shot, but Abraham Alguacil slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 6th minute. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lorenzo Hunfredo in the 9th minute of the match. After 10 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Alex Cambeiro. In the 13th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulgencio Eskuin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miguel Miralles could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Fulgencio Eskuin made a huge save. Isidoro Sarmiento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Fulgencio Eskuin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, Tetra Pack FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Fulgencio Eskuin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tetra Pack FC's Fulgencio Eskuin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Tetra Pack FC from getting a goal against them. Tomas Berganza kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Roman Urtzi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 29th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marcos Cotilla. Panama's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Isidoro Sarmiento recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 34th minute of play forced Tetra Pack FC's goalkeeper Fulgencio Eskuin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute, Maximiliano Afonso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 39 minutes into the match, Tetra Pack FC's goalkeeper Fulgencio Eskuin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abraham Alguacil. Braulio Mateus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Marcos Cotilla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Braulio Mateus stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Tetra Pack FC's Alfredo Oier got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 57th 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: 3-0. In the 60th minute, Tomas Berganza got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 64 minutes into the game, Panama's Tomas Berganza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fulgencio Eskuin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. In the 72nd minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulgencio Eskuin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the game, Panama's Tomas Berganza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fulgencio Eskuin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Fulgencio Eskuin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 78th minute of play forced Tetra Pack FC's goalkeeper Fulgencio Eskuin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fulgencio Eskuin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomas Berganza went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tetra Pack FC's goalkeeper Fulgencio Eskuin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alex Cambeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fulgencio Eskuin having to interfere. Fulgencio Eskuin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Isidoro Sarmiento's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. If Miguel Miralles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee ended the match the Panama players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.