Challenge

Estadio Gualeguay
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Miguel Miralles 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. Jonathan Tabby stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Berganza's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Punta Alvear's goal looked a bit too open when Abraham Alguacil came free, but Jonathan Tabby reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Tabby made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 14th minute of play. Tomas Berganza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Isidoro Sarmiento took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Tabby. Jonathan Tabby dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Jonathan Tabby showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidoro Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 26 minutes into the game, Panama's Miguel Miralles nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Tabby made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. 29 minutes into the game, Matthew Garrido threw the ball into play from the sideline. Punta Alvear's Justino Ederono quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Punta Alvear's Justino Ederono quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Felipe Ros, made in the 31st minute of the game. Punta Alvear's Justino Ederono managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Matthew Garrido in the 33 minute of the game. Jonathan Tabby didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomas Berganza went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Alex Cambeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Isidoro Sarmiento in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Tabby prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 42 minutes into the game, Tomas Berganza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Jonathan Tabby was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 46th minute Abraham Alguacil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Tabby saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilberto Belasko's late challenge caught a Panama's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gilberto Belasko helped the player get up and apologised. After 47 played minutes Punta Alvear got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto Belasko. Jonathan Tabby came out of the goal in the 48th minute to try and stop a shot by Panama's Tomas Berganza. But to his dismay, Tomas Berganza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. After the first half Panama were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Epifanio Silvino to make the kick off. Jonathan Tabby showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 54th minute of the match. In the 59th minute of the game Jose Carita made a throw-in which Isidoro Sarmiento played forward. Tomas Berganza had several of the Punta Alvear's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 62 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-8 score and a disappointed Jonathan Tabby as he didn't even see the shot coming. 65 minutes into the game, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Tabby made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-9. Matthew Garrido made in the 68th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Punta Alvear's Justino Ederono. 70 minutes into the game, Tomas Berganza lined in a short shot 0-10 behind a frustrated Jonathan Tabby. 73 minutes into the match, Punta Alvear's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Jonathan Tabby reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the game, Abraham Alguacil recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonathan Tabby. Abraham Alguacil showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-11. With an all-out effort, Panama's Jonathan Tabby threw himself towards the right post 82 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tomas Berganza, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 83 minutes into the game, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Tabby made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-12. After 86 minutes of play, Panama's Tomas Berganza made it 0-13 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Tabby was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Tomas Berganza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Tabby was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. 94 minutes into the game, Tomas Berganza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-15. Jonathan Tabby was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Isidoro Sarmiento might have been able to make a better finish in the 97th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Tabby. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Isidoro Sarmiento ran back to his position shaking his head. Jonathan Tabby showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidoro Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Jonathan Tabby took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle sounded Panama left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Punta Alvear.