Challenge

Darcy Ribeiro
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 3rd minute of play forced Clube Audax Metropolitano's goalkeeper Santo Lano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes into the game, Haisenberg Dolar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Marcos Cotilla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Panama's Marcos Cotilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Panama from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Haisenberg Dolar got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 20 minutes into the game, Emirşah Berkman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Clube Audax Metropolitano's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panama the free kick. After 20 played minutes Clube Audax Metropolitano got a freekick which was hit by Emirşah Berkman. Dylan Sarmiento hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the match, Haisenberg Dolar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Haisenberg Dolar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. 36 minutes into the game, Clube Audax Metropolitano's Haisenberg Dolar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Cotilla made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. In the 41st minute Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santo Lano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Haisenberg Dolar came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute, Felipe Ros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bjørn Ironside to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Clube Audax Metropolitano's Haisenberg Dolar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Cotilla made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. After 57 minutes of play, Clube Audax Metropolitano's Haisenberg Dolar made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcos Cotilla was left in no man's land by his defense there! 61 minutes into the match, Haisenberg Dolar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Haisenberg Dolar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. After 71 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Barrios. Clube Audax Metropolitano's Bruno Aleixo was substituted for Claudinho Quadros. Aaron Barrios hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. 74 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Haisenberg Dolar came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haisenberg Dolar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bjørn Ironside, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Bjørn Ironside scored 10-0 in the 90th 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. 94 minutes into the match, Clube Audax Metropolitano's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Sarmiento came free, but Santo Lano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 96 minutes, Bjørn Ironside made it 11-0 with a short kick to the right side. Panama's Marcos Cotilla tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Clube Audax Metropolitano were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Panama for a fine match.