Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Youri Djorkaeff in the 4th minute of the match. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Matthew Garrido hit a great ball. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmond Kubiak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Danny Pasquier made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Tomas Berganza sent off a good shot on target. After 21 minutes, Geoffrey Estienne mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Avel Vat and the Panama players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 21 played minutes Avel Vat got a freekick which was hit by Geoffrey Estienne. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillaume Minier in the 24th minute of play. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillaume Minier in the 24th minute of play. Isidoro Sarmiento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Danny Pasquier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abraham Alguacil 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. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Youri Djorkaeff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Avel Vat's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Youri Djorkaeff in the 38th minute. After taking down the ball on Avel Vat's corner Youri Djorkaeff fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marcos Cotilla quite easily take care of the ball. In the game's 38th minute Avel Vat's Youri Djorkaeff took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Marcos Cotilla and thus the score was 0-1. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Guillaume Minier scored 0-2 in the 43rd 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. In the 46th minute, Guillaume Minier ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcos Cotilla was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. The Panama players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Avel Vat were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Berganza to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Youri Djorkaeff got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 54th minute Abraham Alguacil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danny Pasquier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abraham Alguacil's late challenge caught a Avel Vat's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abraham Alguacil helped the player get up and apologised. Abraham Alguacil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danny Pasquier having to interfere. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Geoffrey Estienne tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sébastien Milliot's late challenge caught a Panama's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sébastien Milliot helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Avel Vat's Sébastien Milliot got a free kick in the 75th minute. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th match minute, Avel Vat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sébastien Milliot to maneuver through the defense. Danny Pasquier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 81st minute of play. If Abraham Alguacil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abraham Alguacil's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Danny Pasquier read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Avel Vat's Bilal Moutte got a free kick in the 86th minute. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Danny Pasquier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidoro Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Avel Vat's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.