Challenge

Estadio Belloco 2006
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, 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. The supporters of Panama booed when Belloco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rigoberto Palos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mariano Galeno 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 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 4th minute of play forced Belloco's goalkeeper Mariano Galeno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Panama were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after Belloco's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Abraham Alguacil took the corner. In the 13thth minute of the game Abraham Alguacil who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Belloco's Mariano Galeno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Belloco getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Ezequiel Gomesano hit a great ball. In the 16th match minute, Belloco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingos Bemabe to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute of the match Abraham Alguacil sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mariano Galeno skillfully saved the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Saverio Orlin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Marcos Cotilla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mariano Galeno stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Berganza's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. In the 22nd match minute, Belloco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ezequiel Gomesano to maneuver through the defense. Mariano Galeno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dylan Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After having played for 25 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. A collision led to Belloco getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Ezequiel Gomesano hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 34th minute of play forced Belloco's goalkeeper Mariano Galeno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miguel Miralles's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mariano Galeno read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 36th minute of the game. One of Belloco:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Panama:s goal. In the 37th minute there was a penalty for Panama. Abraham Alguacil stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Mariano Galeno. 1-1. 43 minutes into the match, Belloco's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Mariano Galeno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 45th minute of play forced Belloco's goalkeeper Mariano Galeno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Saverio Orlin to make the kick off. Panama's Tomas Berganza got a good chance for a goal in the 50th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 54th minute, Ezequiel Gomesano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th match minute, Belloco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingos Bemabe to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute Panama were awarded a corner. Abraham Alguacil went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Miguel Miralles heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex Cambeiro got free with Mariano Galeno in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Isidoro Sarmiento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Mariano Galeno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jose Carita during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eloy Galoer kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded Panama left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Belloco.