Challenge

Neptune Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Berganza kicked off to start the match. Youth Academy Of Rhye's Jonathan Vallin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 6th minute of play. Jonathan Vallin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 8th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adam Brun in the 19th minute. After having played for 23 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. 24 minutes into the match, Abraham Alguacil had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Vallin. Youth Academy Of Rhye's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abraham Alguacil was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Fred Kruuse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute, Tomas Berganza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Panama fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Zhao Feng hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Jonathan Vallin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 37th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Berganza in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Vallin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jonathan Vallin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Panama's Miguel Miralles got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Isidoro Sarmiento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jonathan Vallin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 54th minute of play. Adam Brun might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcos Cotilla. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adam Brun ran back to his position shaking his head. Abdulaziz Onurkan kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd 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. Jonathan Vallin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Miguel Miralles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 68 minutes into the match, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Vallin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Adam Brun charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adam Brun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Adam Brun hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Panama's Tomas Berganza got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 75thth minute of the game Miguel Miralles who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Youth Academy Of Rhye's Jonathan Vallin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isidoro Sarmiento got free with Jonathan Vallin in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Panama's Tomas Berganza got a free kick in the 90th minute. After having played for 94 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. When the match was over Panama could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Youth Academy Of Rhye throughout the match.