Challenge

Riccardo & Erika Sta
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Beppe Riccardi made the kick off and thus started the match. After 5 minutes of play, Panama's Abraham Alguacil made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabrizio Zoff was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fabrizio Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Riccardo & Erika's Fabrizio Zoff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 13th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Isidoro Sarmiento made a precise shot to the right of Fabrizio Zoff. Riccardo & Erika's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. A collision led to Riccardo & Erika getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Antonello Walcher hit a great ball. In the 21st match minute, Riccardo & Erika was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emilio Stumpo to maneuver through the defense. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Fabrizio Zoff tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 29 minutes into the game, one of Riccardo & Erika:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Panama a penalty, 30 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Abraham Alguacil, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Riccardo & Erika's Fabrizio Zoff. 0-3. Riccardo & Erika's Fabrizio Zoff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Miralles in the 35th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Beppe Riccardi got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 46 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Panama's Tomas Berganza fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th 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. Fabrizio Zoff breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Fabrizio Zoff tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 52 minutes into the game, Andrea Orecchioni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Riccardo & Erika's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panama the free kick. After a rather tough play, Riccardo & Erika's Andrea Orecchioni got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 57 minutes into the game, Beppe Riccardi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Riccardo & Erika's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panama the free kick. After 57 played minutes Riccardo & Erika got a freekick which was hit by Beppe Riccardi. Andrea Orecchioni got his second yellow card in the match during the 61st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Andrea Orecchioni hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Riccardo & Erika's zone, Tomas Berganza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabrizio Zoff came out of the goal and Tomas Berganza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fabrizio Zoff made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Berganza in the 71st minute. After a rather tough play, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After 74 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Dylan Sarmiento. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anthony Oddi in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcos Cotilla saved Panama from getting behind. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabrizio Zoff having to interfere. Fabrizio Zoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 79th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beppe Riccardi in the 80th minute of the match. Isidoro Sarmiento could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Fabrizio Zoff made a huge save. Anthony Oddi kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Abraham Alguacil recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Fabrizio Zoff tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 92 minutes into the match, Riccardo & Erika's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Fabrizio Zoff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Riccardo & Erika booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dylan Sarmiento didn't get a good kick on the ball.