Challenge

Tambacunda Farafenni
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. Baltasar Distiratsu started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Berganza in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 罗亮磊 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 9th minute, Brett Crossman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute, Abraham Alguacil 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: 0-1. Marcos Cotilla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Tuste in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 17th minute of play forced AMAZON DU DAHOMEY's goalkeeper 罗亮磊 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st match minute, AMAZON DU DAHOMEY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathon Ashton to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 23rd minute of play forced AMAZON DU DAHOMEY's goalkeeper 罗亮磊 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baltasar Distiratsu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aaron Barrios during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 25 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Barrios. After 27 minutes, Abraham Alguacil mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Panama and the AMAZON DU DAHOMEY players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 27th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abraham Alguacil to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th minute Abraham Alguacil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 罗亮磊 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Tuste got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 34 minutes, Tomas Berganza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Berganza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cristian Tuste came free with the goalkeeper in the 40th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Marcos Cotilla could save by the left post. 罗亮磊 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 41st minute of the match. A collision led to AMAZON DU DAHOMEY getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Matt Newby hit a great ball. Isidoro Sarmiento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Berganza made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 52nd minute of play forced AMAZON DU DAHOMEY's goalkeeper 罗亮磊 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isidoro Sarmiento recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in AMAZON DU DAHOMEY's zone, Tomas Berganza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 罗亮磊 came out of the goal and Tomas Berganza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 63 minutes into the match, AMAZON DU DAHOMEY's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Sarmiento came free, but 罗亮磊 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brett Crossman charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Brett Crossman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th match minute, AMAZON DU DAHOMEY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brett Crossman to maneuver through the defense. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. 罗亮磊 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Brett Crossman came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the AMAZON DU DAHOMEY 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 Brett Crossman couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abraham Alguacil got free with 罗亮磊 in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Tuste in the 74th minute of play. Dylan Sarmiento hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Tuste in the 80th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, AMAZON DU DAHOMEY's goalkeeper 罗亮磊 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isidoro Sarmiento. In the 87th minute Miguel Miralles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 罗亮磊 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Tuste in the 91st minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th match minute, AMAZON DU DAHOMEY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matt Newby to maneuver through the defense. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.