Challenge

Stadion Bielizny
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Berganza made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute, Tolek Jaworski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th minute, Zbyszko Szotek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 9 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Kanczuszewski came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The attack was good, but when Adam Kanczuszewski in the 10th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After a rather tough play, Panama's Miguel Miralles got a free kick in the 11th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adam Kanczuszewski got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 19 minutes into the match, Isidoro Sarmiento notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of The Fighting Mongooses FC's Leszek Matuch. Leszek Matuch was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 23rd minute, Velislav Lyutov 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 1-1. After 27 minutes, Adam Kanczuszewski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Fighting Mongooses FC and the Panama players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 28 played minutes The Fighting Mongooses FC got a freekick which was hit by Adam Kanczuszewski. Leszek Matuch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute of the match Panama got a corner. The Fighting Mongooses FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abraham Alguacil ran over to the corner to take the kick. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Kanczuszewski in the 38th minute of the match. When The Fighting Mongooses FC's Tolek Jaworski, in the 44th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for The Fighting Mongooses FC. Leszek Matuch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 48th minute of the match. After the first half Panama were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adam Kanczuszewski to make the kick off. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Kanczuszewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 58th minute Adam Kanczuszewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Cotilla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Tomas Berganza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute of the match Aureliusz Kazimierz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcos Cotilla skillfully saved the ball. Alex Cambeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. In the 64th minute Velislav Lyutov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Cotilla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Fighting Mongooses FC's Leszek Matuch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 67th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abraham Alguacil got free with Leszek Matuch in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 71 minutes into the game, The Fighting Mongooses FC's Tolek Jaworski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Cotilla made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by Panama's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aureliusz Kazimierz was slow to take the kick. During this time The Fighting Mongooses FC's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento 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 Tolek Jaworski in the 79th minute of play. Adam Kanczuszewski was shown his second yellow card after 80 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tolek Jaworski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Leszek Matuch. Leszek Matuch yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-3. If Zbyszko Szotek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.