Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Tomas Berganza started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes, Matthew Garrido mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Panama and the Real Pozzino players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Matthew Garrido hit a great ball. Matthew Garrido made in the 5th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Real Pozzino's Armin Minati. Tomas Berganza succeeded in the game's 7th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. The supporters of Real Pozzino booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthew Garrido didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute, Filippo Serra made a precise shot to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After 15 played minutes Real Pozzino got a freekick which was hit by Alex Cappucci. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Cappucci in the 20th minute of the match. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donovan Belli having to interfere. Isidoro Sarmiento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alex Cambeiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alfonso Rigoni kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Tomas Berganza 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. If Isidoro Sarmiento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Donovan Belli 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 37th minute. In the 38th minute of the match Panama got a corner. Real Pozzino's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abraham Alguacil ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 40 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Jose Carita. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 42nd minute of play forced Real Pozzino's goalkeeper Donovan Belli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donovan Belli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute, Isidoro Sarmiento ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Donovan Belli was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. With a little luck, Real Pozzino's Donovan Belli got control of the ball when Isidoro Sarmiento tried to sneak it across the goal line.

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. Donovan Belli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Berganza's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. When Panama's Tomas Berganza in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Pozzino's goalie prevented a goal. Donovan Belli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 71st minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Real Pozzino's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Sarmiento came free, but Donovan Belli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Cappucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the game, Tomas Berganza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Donovan Belli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Panama's Tomas Berganza got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tomas Berganza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Real Pozzino's Dennis Corvasce quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jose Carita, made in the 92nd minute of the game. Real Pozzino's Donovan Belli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 95th minute of play.