Challenge

Jungle Stadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Berganza took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Pascal Frost hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Pascal Frost tried to sneak it across the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Miguel Miralles notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of THe Last Indian's Rufus Phipps. Rufus Phipps was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to THe Last Indian getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Tanner Holman hit a great ball. In the 13th minute of the match Abraham Alguacil sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rufus Phipps skillfully saved the ball. In the 15th minute, Tomas Berganza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rufus Phipps was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 18 minutes into the game, Tomas Berganza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Panama's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave THe Last Indian the free kick. In the 19th minute, Tomas Berganza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cory Christopher kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. When Panama's Tomas Berganza in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye THe Last Indian's goalie prevented a goal. THe Last Indian's attentive Cory Christopher managed to snatch the ball when Matthew Garrido made a throw-in in the 27th minute of the game. In the 28th minute, Pascal Frost ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcos Cotilla was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Bradly Leach kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 34th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Miralles to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 41 minutes, Isidoro Sarmiento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isidoro Sarmiento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 46 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Matthew Garrido. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bradly Leach made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, THe Last Indian's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Rufus Phipps reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 53 minutes into the game, Matthew Garrido threw the ball into play from the sideline. THe Last Indian's Valentim Quaresma quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 55th minute, Emanuel Shipley 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. Abraham Alguacil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. THe Last Indian made a substitution. Gustavo Quentin replaced Emanuel Shipley. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Tomas Berganza took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Rufus Phipps to make any attempt to save it. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascal Frost in the 66th minute of play. In the 68th match minute, THe Last Indian was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronny Coyle to maneuver through the defense. Ronny Coyle hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Isidoro Sarmiento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Rufus Phipps tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Berganza kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Pascal Frost sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpected shot in the 80th minute by Abraham Alguacil got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 85th minute Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rufus Phipps saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abraham Alguacil received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rufus Phipps came out and tried to block the shot, but Abraham Alguacil slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 87th minute. When the final whistle sounded Panama left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than THe Last Indian.