Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Berganza got the match started through his kick off. Pavel Mazăre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Cotilla having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Nistor Anton 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 0-1. Cătălin Trică 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. After 11 played minutes Purcaresti CSS got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Șerbulea. After 12 played minutes Purcaresti CSS got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Șerbulea. In the 18th minute, Aaron Barrios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Iustin Radovan 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. Dylan Sarmiento hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nistor Anton in the 25th minute of play. After 26 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Barrios. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ioan Bornescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute of the match, Tomas Berganza tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cătălin Trică saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Nistor Anton took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcos Cotilla. Marcos Cotilla dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. With a little luck, Purcaresti CSS's Cătălin Trică got control of the ball when Isidoro Sarmiento tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ioan Bornescu in the 42nd minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alex Cambeiro's late challenge caught a Purcaresti CSS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alex Cambeiro helped the player get up and apologised. Alex Cambeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nistor Anton in the 45th minute of play. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Dylan Sarmiento hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, David Zamfirescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Purcaresti CSS's supporters rose to their feet, but David Zamfirescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcos Cotilla breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iustin Radovan to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Ros. Marcos Cotilla didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pavel Mazăre went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nistor Anton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emanuel Șerbulea recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 66 minutes into the match, Panama's Tomas Berganza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cătălin Trică narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 71 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Alex Cambeiro. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavel Mazăre in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ioan Bornescu scored 0-5 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcos Cotilla, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Felipe Ros's late challenge caught a Purcaresti CSS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felipe Ros helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Panama's Felipe Ros got a free kick in the 79th minute. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iustin Radovan in the 80th minute of play. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cătălin Trică having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Purcaresti CSS's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Sarmiento came free, but Cătălin Trică reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Emanuel Crăciunescu fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Purcaresti CSS's protests and gave Emanuel Crăciunescu a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Purcaresti CSS's Emanuel Crăciunescu got a free kick in the 89th minute. A collision led to Purcaresti CSS getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Emanuel Crăciunescu hit a great ball. Iustin Radovan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcos Cotilla having to make a save. Felipe Ros hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Purcaresti CSS's Nistor Anton got a good chance for a goal in the 99th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.