Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Moorefield AFC's Bican Şeref 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. In the 4th match minute, Moorefield AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bican Şeref to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th minute Alex Cambeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodoro Arizmendi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Troy Cronin charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Troy Cronin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 8 played minutes Moorefield AFC got a freekick which was hit by Troy Cronin. Isidoro Sarmiento recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Abraham Alguacil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bican Şeref, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 21stth minute of the game Bryan Donovan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Panama's Marcos Cotilla was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Isidoro Sarmiento came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Panama fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Isidoro Sarmiento couldn't finish the play. In the 31st minute, Darius Parish made a precise shot to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Miguel Miralles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodoro Arizmendi having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Moorefield AFC's Bican Şeref got a free kick in the 36th minute. Darius Parish fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Cotilla having to interfere. Tomas Berganza struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Teodoro Arizmendi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Berganza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Abraham Alguacil hit a great ball. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Kemal Bakırhan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abraham Alguacil's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Teodoro Arizmendi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Bryan Donovan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bryan Donovan really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Teodoro Arizmendi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bryan Donovan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Lanny Boyles tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Moorefield AFC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Trey Burke hit a great ball. 87 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lanny Boyles. Bryan Donovan scored 1-5 in the 89th 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. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Lanny Boyles tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Panama supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Moorefield AFC's performance. The match ended with a win for Moorefield AFC.