Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristóbal Pinaud kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes of play, Panama's Felipe Ros made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manu Abbott was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Algarrobo's Domingo Encina got a free kick in the 6th minute. Algarrobo's Manu Abbott proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Algarrobo from getting a goal against them. Manu Abbott was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tomas Berganza showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 9 minute of play. After 15 minutes of play, Panama's Abraham Alguacil made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manu Abbott was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Severo Saa during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 24 played minutes Algarrobo got a freekick which was hit by Severo Saa. Manu Abbott made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 27th minute of play. Isidoro Sarmiento could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Manu Abbott made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Panama's Tomas Berganza slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Manu Abbott. That made the score 4-0 after 29 minutes of play. Alex Cambeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. When Panama's Tomas Berganza in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Algarrobo's goalie prevented a goal. Manu Abbott made an important save on a dangerous shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 38th minute. After 39 minutes of play, Panama's Alex Cambeiro made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manu Abbott was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Panama's Tomas Berganza in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Algarrobo's goalie prevented a goal. Algarrobo's Manu Abbott played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 44th minute of play. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Manu Abbott came out and tried to block the shot, but Tomas Berganza slotted it home off the left post making it 6-0 in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Tomas Berganza made the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the game, Panama's Tomas Berganza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Manu Abbott made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. In the 64th minute Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manu Abbott saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomas Berganza succeeded in the game's 65th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 10-0. 73 minutes into the game, Panama's Tomas Berganza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Manu Abbott made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 12-0. In the 77th 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: 13-0. 80 minutes into the match, Algarrobo's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Manu Abbott reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristóbal Pinaud charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristóbal Pinaud the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Panama's Alberto Sainz was substituted for Matthew Garrido. Cristóbal Pinaud kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Algarrobo defense, Tomas Berganza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manu Abbott. The Algarrobo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manu Abbott should have stopped the shot. Manu Abbott came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Panama's Tomas Berganza. But to his dismay, Tomas Berganza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 15-0. Manu Abbott took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Cambeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 96 minutes, the score became 16-0 when Isidoro Sarmiento sped through Algarrobo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Manu Abbott. When the referee ended the match the Panama players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.