Challenge

Estadio los pibes
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Berganza started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Villagra Velis came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento. But to his dismay, Isidoro Sarmiento quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. When Alex Cambeiro fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Alex Cambeiro a yellow card for diving instead. Alex Cambeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Ernesto de Souza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. 11 minutes into the game, Los pibitos de mardel's Elvio Mendez 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, 1-1. 15 minutes into the match, Ernesto de Souza 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 Ernesto de Souza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Marcos Cotilla didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Teobaldo Maldonado went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. In the 23rd minute, Isidoro Sarmiento 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: 3-2. If Isidoro Sarmiento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 30 minutes, Ruslan Maslenkin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los pibitos de mardel and the Panama players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ruslan Maslenkin kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Elvio Mendez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marcos Cotilla, 4-2. Elias Gonzales hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After 37 played minutes, Panama's Abraham Alguacil shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Villagra Velis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Panama reached it. Isidoro Sarmiento recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Panama's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Abraham Alguacil in the 49th minute. 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 4-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ernesto de Souza to make the kick off. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los pibitos de mardel's goalkeeper Villagra Velis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Miguel Miralles hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruslan Maslenkin in the 59th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruslan Maslenkin hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. After 65 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Berganza. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ernesto de Souza in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcos Cotilla prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Los pibitos de mardel's zone, Tomas Berganza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Villagra Velis came out of the goal and Tomas Berganza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elias Gonzales during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 72 played minutes Los pibitos de mardel got a freekick which was hit by Elias Gonzales. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Alex Cambeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panama's supporters rose to their feet, but Alex Cambeiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Villagra Velis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 77th match minute, Los pibitos de mardel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Gonzales to maneuver through the defense. Los pibitos de mardel's Villagra Velis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Los pibitos de mardel from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Villagra Velis. That made the score 4-3 after 79 minutes of play. Los pibitos de mardel's Villagra Velis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosme Botello in the 86th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Los pibitos de mardel were victorious despite being under pressure from Panama for much of the match.