Challenge

La Cantera
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Berganza took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Juan Ibañez. Juan Ibañez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Marcos Cotilla was a little too slow when Hugo Noremberg got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 10th minute. The score was now 1-1. Abraham Alguacil struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Juan Ibañez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. Bala Cañon received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcos Cotilla came out and tried to block the shot, but Bala Cañon slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 18th minute. The throw-in from Russ Barton in the 21st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Panama's Alex Cambeiro. In the 24thth minute of the game Tomas Berganza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Picapiedras FC's Juan Ibañez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bala Cañon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 35 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Picapiedras FC! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Berganza in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juan Ibañez saved Picapiedras FC from getting behind. In the 43rd minute, Isidoro Sarmiento ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juan Ibañez was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Abraham Alguacil struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Juan Ibañez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. Marcos Cotilla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hugo Noremberg in the 47th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hugo Noremberg made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Bala Cañon came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Russ Barton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Juan Ibañez 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 58th minute. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bala Cañon, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Bala Cañon scored 4-3 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcos Cotilla, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 79 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Noremberg came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juan Ibañez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 80th minute of the match. Juan Ibañez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 84th minute of the match. In the 89th minute Hugo Noremberg 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. After 91 minutes, Inocencio Iago mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Picapiedras FC and the Panama players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st minute, Inocencio Iago hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Miguel Miralles's late challenge caught a Picapiedras FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Miguel Miralles helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th minute, Miguel Miralles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Picapiedras FC had won after a very even match.