Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Berganza took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 10thth minute of the game Tomas Berganza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hizan Panor SK's Eser Kanver was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eser Kanver made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Abraham Alguacil sent off a good shot on target. Eser Kanver took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute Cavit Balcik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Cotilla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 25 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Barrios. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cavit Balcik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cavit Balcik in the 29th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Norberto Ticho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hizan Panor SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Hizan Panor SK's Eser Kanver proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Hizan Panor SK from getting a goal against them. Abraham Alguacil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Eser Kanver made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Hizan Panor SK's zone, Abraham Alguacil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eser Kanver 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. In the 38thth minute of the game Tomas Berganza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hizan Panor SK's Eser Kanver was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Tomas Berganza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eser Kanver was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. After having played for 41 minutes, Tomas Berganza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Berganza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Hizan Panor SK's goalkeeper Eser Kanver, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 44 minutes Hizan Panor SK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Abraham Alguacil who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Hizan Panor SK's goalie and right to Miguel Miralles. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Hizan Panor SK's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Miguel Miralles hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Berganza in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eser Kanver saved Hizan Panor SK from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Tomas Berganza put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Eser Kanver. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cavit Balcik made a kick off. When Tomas Berganza came up free with the goalie in the 58th 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 Tomas Berganza couldn't finish the play. Eser Kanver took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Berganza in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eser Kanver saved Hizan Panor SK from getting behind. After having played for 67 minutes, Cavit Balcik managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hizan Panor SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cavit Balcik was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Eser Kanver tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th 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: 3-1. 73 minutes into the match, Panama's Tomas Berganza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eser Kanver narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Hizan Panor SK defense, Tomas Berganza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eser Kanver. The Hizan Panor SK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eser Kanver should have stopped the shot. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cavit Balcik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eser Kanver took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Norberto Ticho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eser Kanver showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 83rd minute of the match. Isidoro Sarmiento recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Hizan Panor SK getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Cavit Balcik hit a great ball. 94 minutes into the game, Tomas Berganza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Eser Kanver was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Panama fully deserved thier win.