Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Babbis Markonis made the kick off which started today's match. Christos Koumis made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Abraham Alguacil sent off a good shot on target. Christos Koumis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Berganza's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 9th minute of play forced MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Christos Koumis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Christos Koumis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Christos Koumis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Berganza's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Alex Cambeiro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Christos Koumis having to make a save. 19 minutes into the match, Panama's Tomas Berganza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christos Koumis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Abraham Alguacil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Christos Koumis made a huge save. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Christos Koumis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Christos Koumis didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 24th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Christos Koumis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Berganza's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abraham Alguacil got free with Christos Koumis in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 2-0 became the score in the 30th minute when Tomas Berganza elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Tomas Berganza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Christos Koumis. That made the score 3-0 in the 33 minute of play. If Isidoro Sarmiento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. MICE F.C.'s Christos Koumis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 41st minute of play. Christos Koumis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 45th minute. MICE F.C.'s Christos Koumis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save MICE F.C. from getting a goal against them. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Berganza made a kick off. Christos Koumis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 53rd minute of the match. Christos Koumis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 54th minute of play. Christos Koumis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidoro Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 56th minute. A nice corner shot did that Abraham Alguacil got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Christos Koumis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. MICE F.C.'s Christos Koumis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 57th minute of play. Christos Koumis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 59 minutes into the match, MICE F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Christos Koumis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christos Koumis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Berganza took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christos Koumis. Christos Koumis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Jose Carita got a throw-in 69 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Tomas Berganza. After a defensive mix-up in MICE F.C.'s zone, Tomas Berganza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christos Koumis 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. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Abraham Alguacil put it in 6-0 from a short distance just to the right of Christos Koumis. In the 73rd minute, Abraham Alguacil ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christos Koumis was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th 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: 8-0. Christos Koumis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Miralles, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. MICE F.C.'s James Rodanakis quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Felipe Ros, made in the 85th minute of the game. In the 95th minute, Tomas Berganza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christos Koumis was frozen by the shot and now it was 10-0. Panama's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.