Challenge

Leismer Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Darrell Overton started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 3rd minute of play forced Lav Zivotinja's goalkeeper Diego Peter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Irwin Landry fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lav Zivotinja's protests and gave Irwin Landry a yellow card for diving instead. Irwin Landry hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diego Peter having to interfere. Marcos Cotilla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Darrell Overton in the 10th minute. Hoyt Herron hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Marcos Cotilla made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Hoyt Herron sent off a good shot on target. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lav Zivotinja's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Abraham Alguacil was slow to take the kick. During this time Panama's players had a chance to rest. 1-0 became the score in the 22nd minute when Hoyt Herron elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Lav Zivotinja's Diego Peter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 25th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Berganza in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Diego Peter saved Lav Zivotinja from getting behind. After having played for 30 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. Hoyt Herron struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Marcos Cotilla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lav Zivotinja. 41 minutes into the game, Lav Zivotinja's Hoyt Herron 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, 3-0. Hoyt Herron'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. Hoyt Herron helped the player get up and apologised. After 47 played minutes Lav Zivotinja got a freekick which was hit by Hoyt Herron. 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 3-0.

Hoyt Herron kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 58th minute of play forced Lav Zivotinja's goalkeeper Diego Peter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Irwin Landry hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. 61 minutes into the match, Lav Zivotinja's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Diego Peter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alex Cambeiro's late challenge caught a Lav Zivotinja's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alex Cambeiro helped the player get up and apologised. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Darrell Overton in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcos Cotilla saved Panama from getting behind. After 79 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Barrios. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Michel Anaya kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcos Cotilla. The Panama fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcos Cotilla should have stopped the shot. 85 minutes into the match, Darrell Overton had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Darrell Overton was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Tomas Berganza struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Diego Peter didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. Lav Zivotinja were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Panama for a fine match.