Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Adelino Saldanha made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adelino Saldanha in the 3rd minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jumeuc Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Emerson Paraíba, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Abraham Alguacil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Emerson Paraíba made a huge save. Emerson Paraíba came out of the goal in the 12th 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 1-0. Jumeuc Futebol Clube's defense didn't have a chance, in the 16th minute, when Isidoro Sarmiento scored to the left of an out of position Emerson Paraíba, making the score, 2-0. Felipe Ros charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felipe Ros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 18th minute, Felipe Ros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Berganza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 30 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Adelino Saldanha came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 32 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Abraham Alguacil. The supporters of Jumeuc Futebol Clube booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dylan Sarmiento didn't get a good kick on 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 Emerson Paraíba was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. 42 minutes into the match, Panama's Tomas Berganza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emerson Paraíba narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adelino Saldanha in the 47th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Berganza made a kick off. Joel Saldanha hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Paraíba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the game, Tomas Berganza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Emerson Paraíba was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 60th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abraham Alguacil to maneuver through the defense. Panama's Marcos Cotilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Panama from getting a goal against them. After 63 played minutes Jumeuc Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Falcão Soeiro. A sloppy throw-in by Francisco da Cunha in the 69th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Panama's Alex Cambeiro. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adelino Saldanha in the 75th minute of the match. In the 78th minute Falcão Soeiro 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. Jumeuc Futebol Clube's Emerson Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd minute Falcão Soeiro 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. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adelino Saldanha in the 86th minute of the match. When Tomas Berganza came up free with the goalie in the 89th 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. A hard shot 91 in the game by Francisco da Cunha from a close distance when the talented Marcos Cotilla managed to make a qualified save. Panama's players were relieved. 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.