Challenge

Beira Rio
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) If Zé Paulo Marques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 6th minute, Ricardo Torres 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. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Dylan Sarmiento hit a great ball. Serginho Arantes hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Júlio Mello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 27th minute of play forced INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goalkeeper Júlio Mello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricardo Torres could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. Júlio Mello 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 31st minute. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Júlio Mello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 33rd minute of play. After 35 minutes of play, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Júlio Mello was left in no man's land by his defense there! 39 minutes into the match, Isidoro Sarmiento notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Júlio Mello. Júlio Mello was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Panama's Jose Carita got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Júlio Mello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 44th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Isidoro Sarmiento in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Júlio Mello prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Júlio Mello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 46th minute of play. Júlio Mello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 47th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ricardo Torres made a kick off. If Isidoro Sarmiento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Panama booed when INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luizinho Cunha didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luizinho Cunha during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 53 played minutes INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA got a freekick which was hit by Luizinho Cunha. Miguel Miralles was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 55th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 59th match minute, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Paulo Marques to maneuver through the defense. After 66 played minutes INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA got a freekick which was hit by Zé Paulo Marques. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Abraham Alguacil scored to the left of an out of position Júlio Mello, making the score, 0-6. Zé Paulo Marques recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goalkeeper Júlio Mello, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Júlio Mello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Miralles in the 77th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 78th minute by Isidoro Sarmiento got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 84 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Júlio Mello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Júlio Mello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Júnior Marquez got a free kick in the 88th minute. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 91st minute, when Tomas Berganza scored to the left of an out of position Júlio Mello, making the score, 0-8. In the 94th minute, Abraham Alguacil ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Júlio Mello was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-9. Panama played a much better game than INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA and deserved their victory. The INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.