Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Viktor Ambrosetti took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Ubatuba getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Hermínio Paraibano hit a great ball. 7 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Paulo Pereira came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the game, Ubatuba's Cecilio Manny 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, 0-1. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viktor Ambrosetti in the 12th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Ubatuba's Luiz Paulo Pereira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcos Cotilla narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 15th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dylan Sarmiento to maneuver through the defense. Jiří Brázdil took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th 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. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cecilio Manny in the 20th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Ubatuba's Edvaldo Trevisan. But to his dismay, Edvaldo Trevisan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Alex Cambeiro's late challenge caught a Ubatuba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alex Cambeiro helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Panama booed when Ubatuba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Tavares didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th minute, Abraham Alguacil ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yan do Valle was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Cecilio Manny's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcos Cotilla read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. Yan do Valle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 43rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abraham Alguacil got free with Yan do Valle in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 45th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dylan Sarmiento to maneuver through the defense.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Berganza made a kick off. Panama's Marcos Cotilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Panama from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Ubatuba booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Cambeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 54 played minutes Ubatuba got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Paulo Pereira. In the 55th minute Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yan do Valle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 55 minutes of play, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yan do Valle was left in no man's land by his defense there! Abraham Alguacil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 64 minutes into the match, Ubatuba's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Sarmiento came free, but Yan do Valle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Ubatuba defense, Abraham Alguacil kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yan do Valle. The Ubatuba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yan do Valle should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viktor Ambrosetti in the 73rd minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yan do Valle narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Isidoro Sarmiento 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. Jiří Brázdil charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jiří Brázdil the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Ubatuba getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Jiří Brázdil hit a great ball. Ubatuba's Yan do Valle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 89th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Panama had played much better football throughout.