Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Berganza got the match started through his kick off. Tomas Berganza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ciprian Alupoaie having to make a save. Ferdinand Buceceanu kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Abraham Alguacil, 7 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Laurențiu Velicu'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. Laurențiu Velicu helped the player get up and apologised. Laurențiu Velicu hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. When Abraham Alguacil came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Panama fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Abraham Alguacil couldn't finish the play. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ferdinand Buceceanu was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 27 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 27th minute of the game. One of A.C. Milan:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Panama:s goal. When the match had been going on for 30 minutes, Panama's Abraham Alguacil got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ciprian Alupoaie. In the 35th play minute Tomas Berganza came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ciprian Alupoaie. 3-0. 39 minutes into the game, A.C. Milan's Dinu Adomniței 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, 3-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-1.

The wind increased when Octav Hodorog made the kick off in the second half. Tomas Berganza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 50th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dylan Sarmiento's late challenge caught a A.C. Milan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dylan Sarmiento helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Panama's Dylan Sarmiento got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Ciprian Alupoaie 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 62nd minute Laurențiu Velicu 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. 64 minutes into the match, Tomas Berganza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ciprian Alupoaie. A.C. Milan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Berganza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. 77 minutes into the match, Panama's Abraham Alguacil sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ciprian Alupoaie narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Berganza in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ciprian Alupoaie saved A.C. Milan from getting behind. Ciprian Alupoaie didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomas Berganza went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-1 was the resulting score. Tomas Berganza might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ciprian Alupoaie. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Berganza ran back to his position shaking his head. When Panama's Tomas Berganza in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye A.C. Milan's goalie prevented a goal. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Panama had played much better football throughout.