Challenge

Emirates
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Georgi Asparuhov kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the game, Kostadin Tzilev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arsenal F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panama the free kick. The supporters of Panama booed when Arsenal F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kostadin Tzilev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 4th minute there was a penalty for Panama. Abraham Alguacil stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Argir Yarev. 0-1. In the 6th minute Georgi Asparuhov 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. In the 7th minute, Isidoro Sarmiento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Kostadin Tzilev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arsenal F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Kostadin Tzilev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcos Cotilla breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Abraham Alguacil came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Panama 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 Abraham Alguacil couldn't finish the play. 11 minutes into the match, Tomas Berganza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Argir Yarev. Arsenal F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Berganza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Panama's Abraham Alguacil got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Argir Yarev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Dylan Sarmiento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arsenal F.C.'s Brunko Kamenarov couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 27th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Panama. Mincho Kocharkov kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Panama's Marcos Cotilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Panama from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Tomas Berganza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panama's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Berganza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Argir Yarev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 38th 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. If Isidoro Sarmiento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 41 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. When Mincho Kocharkov fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arsenal F.C.'s protests and gave Mincho Kocharkov a yellow card for diving instead. Panama made a substitution. Oscar Laguna replaced Isidoro Sarmiento. A collision led to Arsenal F.C. getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Mincho Kocharkov hit a great ball. After having played for 44 minutes, Abraham Alguacil managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abraham Alguacil was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Argir Yarev 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 the first half Panama were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Berganza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Felipe Ros hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Georgi Asparuhov, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Marin Seretliev notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Panama's Marcos Cotilla. Marcos Cotilla was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Brunko Kamenarov hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Georgi Asparuhov in the 62nd minute of the match. Arsenal F.C.'s Brunko Kamenarov couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 64th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Panama. Argir Yarev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 68th minute of play. Oscar Laguna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yavor Yamboliev'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. Yavor Yamboliev helped the player get up and apologised. When the match had been going on for 76 minutes, Panama's Abraham Alguacil got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Argir Yarev. If Oscar Laguna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oscar Laguna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 85th minute, Panama's Tomas Berganza ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Argir Yarev. Argir Yarev yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. In the 87th minute, Brunko Kamenarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the game, Abraham Alguacil recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Argir Yarev. Abraham Alguacil showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-5. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.