Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Rapid Bucharest's Boguslaw Furgat 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. Isidoro Sarmiento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 8 minutes into the match, Virgil Ţirpe notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Panama's Marcos Cotilla. Marcos Cotilla was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Rapid Bucharest booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Miralles didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Rapid Bucharest's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Beržas Lideika reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 马广竞 in the 16th minute of play. Gelu Ioniță recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Virgil Ţirpe came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Rapid Bucharest 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 Virgil Ţirpe couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boguslaw Furgat in the 35th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miguel Miralles during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Miguel Miralles hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. In the 40th minute, Mehran Utandıbalayev made a precise shot to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boguslaw Furgat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Berganza made a kick off. Virgil Ţirpe's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marcos Cotilla firmly grabbed it by the left post. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boguslaw Furgat in the 52nd minute of play. Gelu Ioniță succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-5 in the 53rd playminute. 69 minutes into the match, Rapid Bucharest's goal looked a bit too open when Abraham Alguacil came free, but Beržas Lideika reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehran Utandıbalayev in the 71st minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Beržas Lideika tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Boguslaw Furgat came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boguslaw Furgat did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-7 to the left of a surprised Marcos Cotilla 85 minutes into the match. Mehran Utandıbalayev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Panama booed when Rapid Bucharest was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehran Utandıbalayev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th match minute, Rapid Bucharest was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 孔响誉 to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded Rapid Bucharest left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Panama.