Challenge

Klas Matsson Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Saturnino Lluc got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Miguel Miralles hit a great ball. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Harun Uluer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Harun Uluer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 12th minute of the match. Tomas Berganza scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Harun Uluer, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saturnino Lluc in the 19th minute of play. Harun Uluer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 20th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artemio Formerio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 24 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Miralles. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Isidoro Sarmiento managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panama's supporters rose to their feet, but Isidoro Sarmiento was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Harun Uluer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Artemio Formerio in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcos Cotilla saved Panama from getting behind. 30 minutes into the game, Justino Locaio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Marcos Cotilla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Harun Uluer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saturnino Lluc, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Justino Locaio tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Justino Locaio got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Berganza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harun Uluer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 53rd minute Panama were awarded a corner. Abraham Alguacil went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Panama's corner Abraham Alguacil fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Harun Uluer quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to Santos Lugares FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Salvador Aureo hit a great ball. In the 58th 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. Dylan Sarmiento was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 66 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Panama fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 66th minute. Penalty! A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Abraham Alguacil hit a great ball. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justino Locaio in the 76th minute of the match. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justino Locaio in the 80th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Justino Locaio came free, but Marcos Cotilla 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 Saturnino Lluc in the 85th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miguel Miralles during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Miguel Miralles hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute, Felipe Ros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes had been played when some careless play by Panama's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Omar Berasko was slow to take the kick. During this time Santos Lugares FC's players had a chance to rest. In the 93rd minute Santos Lugares FC were awarded a corner. Omar Berasko went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Omar Berasko got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marcos Cotilla quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 97th minute, Artemio Formerio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcos Cotilla was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Panama's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.