Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Silvinho Macedo started the match with the kick off. When Alex Cambeiro fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Alex Cambeiro a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Alex Cambeiro hit a great ball. Acácio Falcão made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Abraham Alguacil sent off a good shot on target. Acácio Falcão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Berganza, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 18th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Acácio Falcão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomas Berganza scored 1-0 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Acácio Falcão, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 23 minutes, Tomas Berganza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Berganza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 25th minute of play forced Picles de Pepino's goalkeeper Acácio Falcão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Picles de Pepino's Acácio Falcão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute of the match Panama got a corner. Picles de Pepino's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abraham Alguacil ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Panama's Abraham Alguacil to fire away a dangerous shot which Acácio Falcão despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Lounès Bensaoula charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lounès Bensaoula the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 30th minute, Lounès Bensaoula hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Panama's Tomas Berganza in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Picles de Pepino's goalie prevented a goal. In the 35th minute, Panama's Tomas Berganza ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Acácio Falcão. Acácio Falcão yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Picles de Pepino's Acácio Falcão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 39th minute of play. Acácio Falcão came out of the goal in the 39th 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 3-0. After 44 minutes, Tomas Berganza made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Picles de Pepino's Acácio Falcão tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Berganza to strike the kick off in the second half. Acácio Falcão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 54th minute of play forced Picles de Pepino's goalkeeper Acácio Falcão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miguel Miralles made a great header on Panama's corner, it was just that Picles de Pepino's Acácio Falcão managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Miguel Miralles in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Acácio Falcão prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Picles de Pepino's Acácio Falcão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 59th minute of play. Matthew Garrido made in the 62nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Abraham Alguacil. After 67 minutes Picles de Pepino's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Abraham Alguacil who took care of the corner kick. Panama's Abraham Alguacil was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Acácio Falcão in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Alex Cambeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Acácio Falcão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Acácio Falcão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 77th minute, Abraham Alguacil 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. 79 minutes into the game, Matthew Garrido was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Panama's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Picles de Pepino the free kick. In the 79th minute, Matthew Garrido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Acácio Falcão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Berganza, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Picles de Pepino's Acácio Falcão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 86th minute of play. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Acácio Falcão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Berganza, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Panama fans cheered their team off the field, for while Picles de Pepino had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.