Challenge

Arena Viejo Parque
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Berganza made the kick off and thus started the match. Txartiko Llerena kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guido Dameda in the 11th minute of play. If Todor Hostar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Grau didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Miguel Miralles went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 22nd minute, Guido Dameda left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NCA Defensor Mercenario fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Abraham Alguacil scored 1-2 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Grau, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 28 minutes into the game, Dylan Sarmiento was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Panama's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NCA Defensor Mercenario the free kick. In the 28th minute, Dylan Sarmiento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Shabeb Al Dowaisan charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Shabeb Al Dowaisan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 30th match minute, NCA Defensor Mercenario was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shabeb Al Dowaisan to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Grau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidoro Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Miguel Miralles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 40 minutes, Rik Caldueño mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NCA Defensor Mercenario and the Panama players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rik Caldueño hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

In the 57th minute Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Grau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute, Reimundo Orejo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Barrios to maneuver through the defense. After 61 played minutes, NCA Defensor Mercenario's Todor Hostar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in NCA Defensor Mercenario reached it. A collision led to NCA Defensor Mercenario getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Todor Hostar hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Todor Hostar in the 67th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th match minute, NCA Defensor Mercenario was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rik Caldueño to maneuver through the defense. NCA Defensor Mercenario's Enetz Escrig was substituted for Rik Caldueño. NCA Defensor Mercenario's Ezkerra Betances was substituted for Guido Dameda. Rik Caldueño hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Pedro Grau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Berganza, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. A collision led to NCA Defensor Mercenario getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Dalimil Mrkva hit a great ball. Tomas Berganza struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Pedro Grau didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. The referee felt a red card was in order, 84 minutes into the game, when Shabeb Al Dowaisan put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in NCA Defensor Mercenario fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 84th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Pedro Grau, was totally fooled by Panama's Abraham Alguacil, who 86 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 91st match minute, NCA Defensor Mercenario was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dalimil Mrkva to maneuver through the defense. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ezkerra Betances in the 94th minute of play. Pedro Grau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Miralles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over Panama could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than NCA Defensor Mercenario throughout the match.