Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Tomas Berganza started the match with the kick off. After 6 minutes, Silverio Mazuste mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Falckner FC and the Panama players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Isidoro Sarmiento fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Isidoro Sarmiento a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento got a free kick in the 9th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Panama's Tomas Berganza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Remigio Joanes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Falckner FC defense, Tomas Berganza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Remigio Joanes. The Falckner FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Remigio Joanes should have stopped the shot. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Remigio Joanes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the game, Falckner FC's Edgardo Lleir nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Cotilla made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 28th minute, Miguel Miralles 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. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Falckner FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Luis Filipo hit a great ball. The long shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 31st minute really tested Remigio Joanes's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 34 minutes into the match, Falckner FC's goalkeeper Remigio Joanes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isidoro Sarmiento. After 35 minutes, Herminio Ourente mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Falckner FC and the Panama players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Panama booed when Falckner FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Herminio Ourente didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidoro Sarmiento to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Dylan Sarmiento hit a great ball. Falckner FC's Remigio Joanes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Falckner FC from getting a goal against them. After 43 minutes of play, Panama's Tomas Berganza made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Remigio Joanes was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Falckner FC booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dylan Sarmiento didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Jonas Urbez came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Falckner FC 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 Jonas Urbez couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jonas Urbez was the one to do the kick off. 3-1 became the score in the 53rd minute when Abraham Alguacil elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 60th minute Alfonso Lluis 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. After 68 minutes Falckner FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Abraham Alguacil who took care of the corner kick. Alejandro Falcke hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. 70 minutes into the match, Tomas Berganza notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Falckner FC's Remigio Joanes. Remigio Joanes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Abraham Alguacil might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Remigio Joanes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abraham Alguacil ran back to his position shaking his head. Abraham Alguacil hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Remigio Joanes came out of the goal in the 80th 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 6-1. Remigio Joanes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abraham Alguacil's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. After having played for 95 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. 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.