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. In the 3rd minute, Panama's Abraham Alguacil dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 9th minute Vytautas Kalasiūnas 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. 12 minutes into the game, FC Hiiu Pallurid's Vytautas Kalasiūnas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Cotilla made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Marko Meerits made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Abraham Alguacil sent off a good shot on target. Marko Meerits took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Jose Carita hit a great ball. Abraham Alguacil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Marko Meerits made a huge save. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tavo Oidra in the 40th minute of play. FC Hiiu Pallurid's Marko Meerits played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 47th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Merdan Abesadze to make the kick off. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Jose Carita hit a great ball. Tomas Berganza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Abraham Alguacil came up free with the goalie in the 62nd 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. Vytautas Kalasiūnas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. FC Hiiu Pallurid's Marko Meerits played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 70th minute of play. FC Hiiu Pallurid's Marko Meerits played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 71st minute of play. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vytautas Kalasiūnas in the 74th minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Vytautas Kalasiūnas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vytautas Kalasiūnas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After 76 played minutes FC Hiiu Pallurid got a freekick which was hit by Tavo Oidra. Marko Meerits made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 80th minute of play. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Marko Meerits tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Panama's Felipe Ros got a free kick in the 85th minute. Merdan Abesadze received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcos Cotilla came out and tried to block the shot, but Merdan Abesadze slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 86th minute. Vytautas Kalasiūnas hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. A collision led to FC Hiiu Pallurid getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Gert Tara hit a great ball. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Panama lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.