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. Tomas Berganza started the match with the kick off. A collision led to 【№1】勇者队 getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. 魏骏棋 hit a great ball. Panama's Abraham Alguacil got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to 【№1】勇者队 getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. 魏勇迅 hit a great ball. If 江骋宁 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 谢翀坚 in the 16th minute of play. 莫凡天'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. 莫凡天 helped the player get up and apologised. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 谢翀坚, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 29th minute, 温潮锋 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 【№1】勇者队 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 魏勇迅 in the 34th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, 【№1】勇者队's goal looked a bit too open when Abraham Alguacil came free, but 郝阳昂 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Berganza in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 郝阳昂 saved 【№1】勇者队 from getting behind. 37 minutes into the match, Tomas Berganza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 郝阳昂. 【№1】勇者队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Berganza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 41 minutes into the game, Abraham Alguacil 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 【№1】勇者队 the free kick. 魏勇迅 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 魏勇迅 in the 48th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 江骋宁 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 谢翀坚. 57 minutes into the game, 谢翀坚 recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Marcos Cotilla. 谢翀坚 showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 63rd minute of play forced 【№1】勇者队's goalkeeper 郝阳昂 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 郝阳昂 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Alguacil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 郝阳昂 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 69th minute of play. 郝阳昂 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 70th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as 谢翀坚 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcos Cotilla. That made the score 1-3 in the 75 minute of play. After 80 minutes, Isidoro Sarmiento mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Panama and the 【№1】勇者队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Isidoro Sarmiento kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Dylan Sarmiento hit a great ball. In the 85th minute 江骋宁 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Cotilla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Miguel Miralles hit a great ball. In the 89th minute, a hard, long distance shot from 谢翀坚 hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. If Abraham Alguacil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by 谢翀坚 in the 96th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The 【№1】勇者队 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing 【№1】勇者队 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.