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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abraham Alguacil got free with Rui Patrício in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bogdan Biraga hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Panama's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Abraham Alguacil in the 6th minute. A nice corner shot did that Abraham Alguacil got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Rui Patrício quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Rui Patrício showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 7th minute of the match. Miguel Miralles struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Rui Patrício didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. If Placido Gervaso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Isidoro Sarmiento could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Rui Patrício made a huge save. After 21 played minutes Kiaxi FC got a freekick which was hit by Bogdan Biraga. The long shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 22nd minute really tested Rui Patrício's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Kiaxi FC's Rui Patrício proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Kiaxi FC from getting a goal against them. After 28 played minutes Kiaxi FC got a freekick which was hit by Conrado Artaldo. After a rather tough play, Kiaxi FC's Cleto Donio got a free kick in the 35th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Tomas Berganza hit a great ball. Rui Patrício showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 57th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Kiaxi FC's Raulo Beguellina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcos Cotilla narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Tomas Berganza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rui Patrício was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 67th minute of play forced Kiaxi FC's goalkeeper Rui Patrício to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute Raulo Beguellina 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. Timoteo Galsino hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. 79 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Silvio Abastas. Rui Patrício showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 81st minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, Kiaxi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Miralles came free, but Rui Patrício reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rui Patrício made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 87th minute of play. When Isidoro Sarmiento came up free with the goalie in the 90th 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 Isidoro Sarmiento couldn't finish the play. 91 minutes into the game, Tomas Berganza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Rui Patrício was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rene Fernendo in the 95th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kiaxi FC were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Panama's much stronger midfield.