Challenge

Billesholm
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Berganza got the match started through his kick off. The Panama fans' excitement grew in the 2nd match minute when Panama's Tomas Berganza 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 7 minutes into the game, Miguel Miralles threw the ball into play from the sideline. Billesholm's Johan Pihlblad quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Matthew Garrido made in the 9th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Billesholm's Kenny Wallin. In the 10th minute, Abraham Alguacil 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. Daniel Ek came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento. But to his dismay, Isidoro Sarmiento quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Daniel Ek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 17th minute of the match. In the 18th 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: 0-4. 21 minutes into the match, Miguel Miralles notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Billesholm's Daniel Ek. Daniel Ek was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 24 minutes into the match, Tomas Berganza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Daniel Ek. Billesholm's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Berganza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Billesholm's Daniel Ek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 27th minute of play. Daniel Ek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Miralles in the 31st minute of play forced Billesholm's goalkeeper Daniel Ek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Ek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidoro Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd 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: 0-7. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 38th minute of play forced Billesholm's goalkeeper Daniel Ek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Billesholm defense, Alex Cambeiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Daniel Ek. The Billesholm fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Daniel Ek should have stopped the shot. 44 minutes into the match, Billesholm's goal looked a bit too open when Abraham Alguacil came free, but Daniel Ek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Ek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Billesholm's zone, Tomas Berganza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniel Ek 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-9.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eskil Qvarnström made a kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Daniel Ek made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-10. 58 minutes into the match, Panama's Tomas Berganza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daniel Ek narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isidoro Sarmiento got free with Daniel Ek in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 61st minute of the match, Tomas Berganza tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Daniel Ek saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 62nd play minute Isidoro Sarmiento came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Daniel Ek. 0-11. Daniel Ek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Isidoro Sarmiento ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Daniel Ek was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-12. After a rather tough play, Billesholm's Kenny Wallin got a free kick in the 70th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abraham Alguacil got free with Daniel Ek in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Ek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 75th minute of the match. Daniel Ek made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Felipe Ros sent off a good shot on target. In the 79th minute Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Ek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Billesholm's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Daniel Ek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Isidoro Sarmiento made a precise shot to the right of Daniel Ek. Billesholm's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-13. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felipe Ros got free with Daniel Ek in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 90th minute, Abraham Alguacil ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Daniel Ek was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-14. Panama's Tomas Berganza got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Michel Törnblom's late challenge caught a Panama's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Michel Törnblom helped the player get up and apologised. Michel Törnblom hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. Billesholm's Daniel Ek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 99th minute of play. The Billesholm fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Panama were clearly better and deserved to take the win.