Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Palloketut's Tenho Pihkala started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Palloketut'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. Abraham Alguacil made a great header on Panama's corner, it was just that Palloketut's Rami Lehto managed to reach the ball for a save. 8 minutes into the game, Panama's Abraham Alguacil nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rami Lehto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, Palloketut's goalkeeper Rami Lehto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abraham Alguacil. 2-0 became the score in the 14th minute when Tomas Berganza elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Tomas Berganza in the 18th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Rami Lehto kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 3-0 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 21st minute of play forced Palloketut's goalkeeper Rami Lehto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rami Lehto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 23rd minute of the match. The Panama fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Panama's Tomas Berganza looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Berganza in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rami Lehto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Palloketut's Rami Lehto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 39th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Teemu Valkealahti during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 41st minute, Teemu Valkealahti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rami Lehto 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 43rd minute. 45 minutes into the match, Isidoro Sarmiento had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rami Lehto. Palloketut's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isidoro Sarmiento was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. When Dylan Sarmiento fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Dylan Sarmiento a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th minute, Dylan Sarmiento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 7-0 at half-time.

Rami Lehto 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 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the game, Panama's Tomas Berganza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rami Lehto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. Rami Lehto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 60th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Palloketut's zone, Abraham Alguacil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rami Lehto came out of the goal and Abraham Alguacil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rami Lehto having to interfere. Rami Lehto 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 74th minute. 75 minutes into the game, Panama's Abraham Alguacil nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rami Lehto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 10-0. Rami Lehto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th minute of the match Panama got a corner. Palloketut's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abraham Alguacil ran over to the corner to take the kick. Isidoro Sarmiento made a great header on Panama's corner, it was just that Palloketut's Rami Lehto managed to reach the ball for a save. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Isidoro Sarmiento put it in 11-0 from a short distance just to the right of Rami Lehto. Dylan Sarmiento got a throw-in 83 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Miguel Miralles. After 84th play minutes Tomas Berganza shot 12-0, a short shot which went by Rami Lehto and just under the crossbar into goal. Rami Lehto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 93rd minute of play forced Palloketut's goalkeeper Rami Lehto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Panama had played much better football throughout.