Challenge

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Berganza took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iordache Donici got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 12 minutes, Iordache Donici mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C Ａ R D I N Ａ L and the Panama players grew even worse after the yellow card. Iordache Donici hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Gu Hui Liang got a free kick in the 16th minute. After having played for 19 minutes, Miguel Miralles managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miguel Miralles was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 23rd minute, Herminio Vincente fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Marcos Cotilla, passed just outside the right post. 25 minutes into the match, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Sarmiento came free, but Yang Ming Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herminio Vincente in the 26th minute of play. Tomas Berganza hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Deng Kun Xu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. A collision led to C Ａ R D I N Ａ L getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Filip Tăcutu hit a great ball. Yang Ming Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 36th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla was a little too slow when Iordache Donici got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 39th minute. The score was now 1-0. 47 minutes into the game, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Iordache Donici 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, 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herminio Vincente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Iordache Donici. But to his dismay, Iordache Donici quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deng Kun Xu, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deng Kun Xu in the 64th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deng Kun Xu in the 64th minute of the match. Herminio Vincente might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcos Cotilla. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Herminio Vincente ran back to his position shaking his head. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L made a substitution. Sergiu Panaitescu replaced Iordache Donici. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Herminio Vincente. But to his dismay, Herminio Vincente quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergiu Panaitescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute Deng Kun Xu 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deng Kun Xu in the 80th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deng Kun Xu in the 81st minute of play. In the 84th minute of the match, Isidoro Sarmiento got a very nice opportunity to score, but Yang Ming Ran was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 85th match minute, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filip Tăcutu to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Cazimir Bărbătescu got a free kick in the 88th minute. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Yang Ming Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 92nd minute of play. Alex Cambeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Panama's zone, Herminio Vincente stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal and Herminio Vincente tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deng Kun Xu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.