Challenge

UGNINIAI Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Andi Carlsen started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Barrios. Ildefonso Niguel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomas Berganza went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 10th minute, FC UGNINIAI's Kazimierz Buczak dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Ildefonso Niguel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 15th minute of play. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Kazimierz Buczak tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcos Cotilla was a little too slow when Andi Carlsen got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 22nd minute. The score was now 2-1. A hard shot 29 in the game by Kazimierz Buczak from a close distance when the talented Marcos Cotilla managed to make a qualified save. Panama's players were relieved. In the 32nd minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ildefonso Niguel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miguel Miralles hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Panama's defense didn't have a chance, in the 35th minute, when Andi Carlsen scored to the left of an out of position Marcos Cotilla, making the score, 3-1. The crowd rose to their feet as FC UGNINIAI's Andi Carlsen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcos Cotilla. That made the score 4-1 after 38 minutes of play. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ákos Németh in the 41st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Panama's Alex Cambeiro got a free kick in the 43rd minute. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Jose Carita hit a great ball. In the 45th match minute, FC UGNINIAI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eraldo Grasso to maneuver through the defense. 46 minutes into the match, FC UGNINIAI's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Sarmiento came free, but Ildefonso Niguel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Berganza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Panama booed when FC UGNINIAI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isidoro Martin didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 57 minutes into the game, Panama's Miguel Miralles nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ildefonso Niguel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. When Isidoro Martin fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC UGNINIAI's protests and gave Isidoro Martin a yellow card for diving instead. Ildefonso Niguel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 62nd minute of play. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andi Carlsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Berganza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Ildefonso Niguel made a huge save. In the 78th minute, Dominykas Aurila got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Abraham Alguacil's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ildefonso Niguel firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ildefonso Niguel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 83rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Tomas Berganza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ildefonso Niguel was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Miguel Miralles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kazimierz Buczak struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Marcos Cotilla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC UGNINIAI. Ildefonso Niguel 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 94th minute. Panama's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.