Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Panama's Tomas Berganza started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Pekárová rodinka's Miroslav Krištof proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Pekárová rodinka from getting a goal against them. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Pereira in the 8th minute of play. Miroslav Krištof 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 10th minute. Godfredo Laurin hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Godfredo Laurin hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Miroslav Krištof took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alex Cambeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miroslav Krištof having to interfere. Van Basten'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. Van Basten helped the player get up and apologised. In the 19th minute, Van Basten hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 20 played minutes, Panama's Abraham Alguacil shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Miroslav Krištof 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 Panama reached it. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Miralles in the 24th minute of play forced Pekárová rodinka's goalkeeper Miroslav Krištof to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute Rafael Pereira 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 邱西景, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 30th match minute, Pekárová rodinka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Godfredo Laurin to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st 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. Miroslav Krištof breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 33 minutes into the match, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Miroslav Krištof narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nebojša Bombis in the 35th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 46 minutes, Miroslav Krištof successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nebojša Bombis to make the kick off. Van Basten was shown his second yellow card after 53 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Miroslav Krištof took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With 59 minutes on the clock, Alex Cambeiro commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Panama fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 58th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 60 minutes, Pekárová rodinka's Godfredo Laurin 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 Marcos Cotilla. Zlatko Balcar hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. If Isidoro Sarmiento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Miroslav Krištof tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Isidoro Sarmiento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 87th minute of play forced Pekárová rodinka's goalkeeper Miroslav Krištof to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 89th minute of play forced Pekárová rodinka's goalkeeper Miroslav Krištof to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when 邱西景 came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafael Pereira hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Tomas Berganza scored 4-1 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Miroslav Krištof, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Panama were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Pekárová rodinka for a fine match.