Challenge

Stadion Gruszowiec
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Berganza started the match with the kick off. When Gruszowiec's Dominik Walczak in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Panama's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Panama's zone, Dominik Walczak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal and Dominik Walczak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dominik Walczak, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Abraham Alguacil recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 14th minute, Gruszowiec's Dominik Walczak dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Tomas Berganza scored 1-1 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bernard Zajac, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 23rd minute Abraham Alguacil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernard Zajac saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eugeniusz Komanski charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eugeniusz Komanski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 24th minute, Eugeniusz Komanski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 28th minute, Dominik Walczak made a precise shot to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. If Alex Cambeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 33rd minute of play forced Gruszowiec's goalkeeper Bernard Zajac to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernard Zajac saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernard Zajac stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Berganza's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. Jose Carita hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dominik Walczak made a kick off. Matthew Garrido hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. The throw-in from Jose Carita in the 54th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Gruszowiec's Ludomir Grondzki. Gruszowiec made a substitution. Alfred Wojton replaced Ignacy Bubczyk. Jose Carita hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ksawery Polkoski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernard Zajac made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Abraham Alguacil sent off a good shot on target. 69 minutes into the match, Gruszowiec's goalkeeper Bernard Zajac had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abraham Alguacil. In the 71st match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Carita to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Dominik Walczak came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bernard Zajac showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 75th minute of the match. After 77 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Gruszowiec! After a defensive mix-up in Panama's zone, Dominik Walczak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal and Dominik Walczak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gruszowiec's Zachary Zawadzki managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Matthew Garrido in the 88 minute of the game. Bernard Zajac showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Cambeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 94 minutes into the match, Gruszowiec's Dominik Walczak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcos Cotilla narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Panama booed when Gruszowiec was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eugeniusz Komanski didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Gruszowiec support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.