Challenge

San Siro Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delfim Paraense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Klaus Meine hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Claudio-Paul Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Alguacil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudio-Paul Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 13th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Panama's corner Matthew Garrido fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Claudio-Paul Taffarel quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Cambeiro in the 18th minute of play forced Inter de Melão's goalkeeper Claudio-Paul Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Delfim Paraense fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Claudio-Paul Taffarel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Claudio-Paul Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 27th minute of the match. Panama were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after Inter de Melão's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Abraham Alguacil took the corner. Claudio-Paul Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 29th minute of play. Inter de Melão's Claudio-Paul Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Cambeiro in the 34th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Panama's zone, Delfim Paraense stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal and Delfim Paraense tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Panama booed when Inter de Melão was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonçalo Mazza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Claudio-Paul Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 46th minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Inter de Melão fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 48th minute. Penalty! In the 49th minute there was a penalty for Panama. Abraham Alguacil stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Claudio-Paul Taffarel. 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Berganza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Claudio-Paul Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudio-Paul Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 58th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio-Paul Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Inter de Melão's goalkeeper Claudio-Paul Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex Cambeiro. When Alex Cambeiro came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Panama fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alex Cambeiro couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Delfim Paraense kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcos Cotilla. The Panama fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcos Cotilla should have stopped the shot. In the 78th of the match, Tomas Berganza tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Claudio-Paul Taffarel got in the way and made a wonderful save. When the match had been going on for 79 minutes, Panama's Abraham Alguacil 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 Claudio-Paul Taffarel. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 88 minutes into the match, Panama's Tomas Berganza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Claudio-Paul Taffarel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Panama booed when Inter de Melão was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 101 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dráuzio Mesquita didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Panama walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.