Challenge

Avtokomanda
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Panama's Tomas Berganza started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrej Milenkov got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 5 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Žarko Mitanovski came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Cambeiro in the 10th minute of play forced Avtokomanda Sloboda's goalkeeper Dojčin Jovanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dojčin Jovanov 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 13th minute. In the 17th match minute, Avtokomanda Sloboda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dalin Čalovski to maneuver through the defense. The Panama fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when Panama's Tomas Berganza looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 22 minutes into the match, Andrej Milenkov notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Panama's Marcos Cotilla. Marcos Cotilla was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Panama booed when Avtokomanda Sloboda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Riste Samoilovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 27 minutes, Abraham Alguacil managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abraham Alguacil was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Žarko Mitanovski in the 31st minute of play. Dalin Čalovski kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Dojčin Jovanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 36th minute of play. In the 42nd minute Andrej Milenkov 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. Dojčin Jovanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 44th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Andrej Milenkov to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Avtokomanda Sloboda getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Andrej Milenkov hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abraham Alguacil got free with Dojčin Jovanov in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 63rd minute, Andrej Milenkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes in the game, Miguel Miralles fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Dojčin Jovanov having to interfere. Dojčin Jovanov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abraham Alguacil went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Avtokomanda Sloboda's Dojčin Jovanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Avtokomanda Sloboda from getting a goal against them. Dojčin Jovanov made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Abraham Alguacil sent off a good shot on target. Dojčin Jovanov didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 76th minute, which inside left pole to 1-4. After having played for 83 minutes, Žarko Mitanovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Avtokomanda Sloboda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Žarko Mitanovski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dojčin Jovanov made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Abraham Alguacil sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Panama booed when Avtokomanda Sloboda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dimče Jurukovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th match minute, Avtokomanda Sloboda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Momčilo Bogdanovski to maneuver through the defense. Dojčin Jovanov was a little too slow when Tomas Berganza got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 1-5. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Tomas Berganza took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Dojčin Jovanov to make any attempt to save it. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Panama walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.