Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) White StarZ's Ernst Vestlund 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. When Aaron Barrios fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Aaron Barrios a yellow card for diving instead. After 2 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Barrios. 4 minutes into the game, Ernst Vestlund cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marcos Cotilla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Ernst Vestlund's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Cotilla was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Harald Helmfelt kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Marcos Cotilla stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fausto Bertol's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. The White StarZ fans' excitement grew in the 15th match minute when White StarZ's Fausto Bertol looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 24 minutes into the game, Fausto Bertol cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Marcos Cotilla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Bertol in the 27th minute of the match. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernst Vestlund in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Alex Cambeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernst Vestlund in the 36th minute of the match. Ernst Vestlund scored 0-4 in the 36th 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 40th minute Fausto Bertol 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. In the 45th minute, Fausto Bertol 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 0-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Berganza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tomas Berganza kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Ernst Vestlund kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcos Cotilla. That made the score 0-6 in the 53 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Panama's Abraham Alguacil got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 57th 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. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Fausto Bertol kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcos Cotilla. The Panama fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcos Cotilla should have stopped the shot. In the 66th minute, Aaron Barrios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, White StarZ's Marcos Cotilla threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fausto Bertol, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 80th minute of the match Panama got a corner. White StarZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abraham Alguacil ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 81 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Dylan Sarmiento. In the 87th minute of the match Aipytos Vardoulakis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcos Cotilla showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ernst Vestlund. Marcos Cotilla didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ernst Vestlund went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-10 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet as Kosin Marianto kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcos Cotilla. That made the score 0-11 in the 92 minute of play. Ernst Vestlund succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-12 in the 96th playminute. White StarZ's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.