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. Gabriel Amaya kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Tomas Berganza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 袁渊斌 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, Del Materno Vengo's Luís Gustavo Mangueira 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. 12 minutes into the match, Del Materno Vengo's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but 袁渊斌 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute, Jose Carita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Constantino Chesus during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Constantino Chesus kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. When Felipe Ros fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Felipe Ros a yellow card for diving instead. In the 25th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felipe Ros to maneuver through the defense. 25 minutes into the match, Del Materno Vengo's Juan Luis Dean sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcos Cotilla narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Del Materno Vengo getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Mugur Simionică hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 32nd minute of play forced Del Materno Vengo's goalkeeper 袁渊斌 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Felipe Ros hit a great ball. 36 minutes into the match, Luís Gustavo Mangueira notched a goal, 0-2, 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 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Gustavo Mangueira's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by Panama's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Juan Luis Dean was slow to take the kick. During this time Del Materno Vengo's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Juan Luis Dean almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Panama's Marcos Cotilla did a great save. A collision led to Del Materno Vengo getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Uriel Cresencio hit a great ball. Mugur Simionică 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. After the first half Del Materno Vengo were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luís Gustavo Mangueira made a kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Gustavo Mangueira in the 53rd minute of play. 袁渊斌 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 60th minute of play. Jose Carita hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. 袁渊斌 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Isidoro Sarmiento went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Isidoro Sarmiento charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isidoro Sarmiento the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 70th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidoro Sarmiento to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Panama's zone, Luís Gustavo Mangueira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal and Luís Gustavo Mangueira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Panama's Jose Carita got a free kick in the 80th minute. Del Materno Vengo's 袁渊斌 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Isidoro Sarmiento ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 袁渊斌 was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Dylan Sarmiento made in the 94th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Miguel Miralles however managed to control. Despite being the better team, Panama failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.