Challenge

Neverland Ranch
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sven-Arne Gustafsson started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, FC Kurdish Warriors's goal looked a bit too open when Abraham Alguacil came free, but Wictor Hagström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th match minute, FC Kurdish Warriors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edvin Johnsson to maneuver through the defense. Tomas Berganza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wictor Hagström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th 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. 18 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Niclas Hjälm. Wictor Hagström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 19th minute of the match. Marcos Cotilla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niclas Hjälm in the 23rd minute. Abraham Alguacil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Wictor Hagström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcos Cotilla made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Isac Christoffersson sent off a good shot on target. Niclas Hjälm's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marcos Cotilla firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 33 minutes, Dylan Sarmiento mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Panama and the FC Kurdish Warriors players grew even worse after the yellow card. Wictor Hagström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute, Fritz Myhr hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Berganza made a kick off. Sven-Arne Gustafsson scored 1-1 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcos Cotilla, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Isidoro Sarmiento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Wictor Hagström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Sven-Arne Gustafsson came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wictor Hagström having to interfere. FC Kurdish Warriors made a substitution. Conny Andreasson replaced Isac Christoffersson. When Miguel Miralles fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Miguel Miralles a yellow card for diving instead. After 66 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Miralles. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niclas Hjälm in the 67th minute of play. Wictor Hagström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 69th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Niclas Hjälm notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Panama's Marcos Cotilla. Marcos Cotilla was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Arne Gustafsson in the 77th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timmy Hasselqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timmy Hasselqvist in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Miguel Miralles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anthon Svanér took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 88th 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. Tomas Berganza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abraham Alguacil during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Abraham Alguacil kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conny Andreasson in the 94th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abraham Alguacil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wictor Hagström having to interfere.