Les Pâtures
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
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. Serge Vielle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Cotilla having to interfere. In the 6th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean-Charles Sauvaget saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the game, Panama's Tomas Berganza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jean-Charles Sauvaget made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Martin Hayot lost his temper 14 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cellule fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 13th minute. Penalty! In the 15th minute there was a penalty for Panama. Abraham Alguacil stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jean-Charles Sauvaget. 0-2. Panama's Marcos Cotilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Panama from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Cellule booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Cambeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jean-Philippe Contal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jean-Charles Sauvaget 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 27th minute. In the 34th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean-Charles Sauvaget saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cellule's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Abraham Alguacil was slow to take the kick. During this time Panama's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Panama's corner Alex Cambeiro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jean-Charles Sauvaget quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of Panama booed when Cellule was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flavian Douet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abraham Alguacil charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abraham Alguacil the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Abraham Alguacil kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Rousselet in the 45th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Cellule players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Panama were winning 0-2.
The wind increased when Serge Vielle made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthew Garrido to maneuver through the defense. After 55 played minutes, Cellule's Pierre-Louis Berrier 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 Cellule reached it. Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 59 played minutes Cellule got a freekick which was hit by Youri Defontaine. The long shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 60th minute really tested Jean-Charles Sauvaget'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. Tomas Berganza might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jean-Charles Sauvaget. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Berganza ran back to his position shaking his head. Felipe Ros's late challenge caught a Cellule'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. Felipe Ros hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute of the match Adil Albrecht shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcos Cotilla showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 73rd minute David Rousselet 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 75th minute, Jean-Philippe Contal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute David Rousselet 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. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Rousselet, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After 93 minutes of play, Cellule's Serge Vielle made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcos Cotilla was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Panama eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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