Challenge

Balamuc Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Berganza made the kick off and thus started the match. After having played for 4 minutes, Denis Jdeica managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gashka Nebuna's supporters crossed their fingers, but Denis Jdeica was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 13 minutes into the match, Gashka Nebuna's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Miralles came free, but Astor Gotzon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Astor Gotzon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 16th minute of play. Gashka Nebuna's Astor Gotzon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 22nd minute of play. Astor Gotzon 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 27th minute. In the 32nd minute, a hard, long distance shot from Abraham Alguacil hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. Astor Gotzon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Cambeiro in the 34th minute of the match. If Abraham Alguacil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aaron Barrios charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aaron Barrios the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 40th minute, Aaron Barrios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 42 minutes into the match, Gashka Nebuna's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Sarmiento came free, but Astor Gotzon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Barrios to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Teodor Cândrea made a kick off. Sabin Mereacre hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 63rd minute of play forced Gashka Nebuna's goalkeeper Astor Gotzon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Astor Gotzon was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Abraham Alguacil showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 67 minute of play. In the 80th minute of the match, Abraham Alguacil got a very nice opportunity to score, but Astor Gotzon was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 80th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Miralles to maneuver through the defense. Astor Gotzon made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Abraham Alguacil sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice moves Abraham Alguacil could shoot a difficult shot in the 86th minute, which Astor Gotzon however easily saved by the left post. Felipe Ros did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-6 to the left of a surprised Astor Gotzon 89 minutes into the match. In the 96th play minute Isidoro Sarmiento came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Astor Gotzon. 0-7. When the final whistle sounded Panama left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Gashka Nebuna.