Challenge

Apollon Stadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Berganza took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Alguacil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 4th minute Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 Tolis Mantouvalos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gerasimos Kalonis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Cotilla having to interfere. Felipe Ros's late challenge caught a Toutourouki f.c.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felipe Ros helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th minute, one of Panama:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Panama. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Alguacil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Panama's Abraham Alguacil got a free kick in the 31st minute. Tolis Mantouvalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 32nd minute of play. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faris Seng in the 34th minute of the match. After 36 played minutes Toutourouki f.c. got a freekick which was hit by Leonidas Lithopoulos. Tomas Berganza charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tomas Berganza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerasimos Kalonis got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, Toutourouki f.c.'s Marcos Cotilla threw himself towards the right post 44 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Faris Seng, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonidas Lithopoulos hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. 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 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Faris Seng was the one to do the kick off. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faris Seng in the 54th minute of play. After having played for 62 minutes, Leonidas Lithopoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Toutourouki f.c.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonidas Lithopoulos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Toutourouki f.c.'s Leonidas Lithopoulos got a free kick in the 63rd minute. A collision led to Toutourouki f.c. getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Christos Taktikos hit a great ball. With a little luck, Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos got control of the ball when Abraham Alguacil tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gerasimos Kalonis took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcos Cotilla. Marcos Cotilla dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Miguel Miralles hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute Gerasimos Kalonis 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. Tolis Mantouvalos made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Isidoro Sarmiento sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Faris Seng in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcos Cotilla saved Panama from getting behind. Alex Cambeiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tolis Mantouvalos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. Abraham Alguacil struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Tolis Mantouvalos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. In the 77th minute Gerasimos Kalonis 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. Isidoro Sarmiento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faris Seng in the 81st minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 86th minute by Isidoro Sarmiento got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 87th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dylan Sarmiento to maneuver through the defense. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giorgos Kazatzidis in the 88th minute of play. Abraham Alguacil's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tolis Mantouvalos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. Kostas Thomopoulos charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kostas Thomopoulos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kostas Thomopoulos hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 96th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Berganza to maneuver through the defense. The Toutourouki f.c. players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.