Challenge

Prato Valera Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Berganza took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marcos Cotilla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emiliano Zulli in the 5th minute. After 6 played minutes Prato Valera got a freekick which was hit by Fabio Borrelli. When Abraham Alguacil came up free with the goalie in the 6th 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 Abraham Alguacil couldn't finish the play. Michelangelo Menduni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 8th minute of the match. Panama's Marcos Cotilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Panama from getting a goal against them. 14 minutes into the match, Tomas Berganza notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Prato Valera's Michelangelo Menduni. Michelangelo Menduni was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 17th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michelangelo Menduni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Tomas Berganza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Michelangelo Menduni was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 22nd minute Lucas Orlandus 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. 23 minutes into the match, Alvise Sisti dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marcos Cotilla, 1-2. After 27 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Ros. Marcos Cotilla made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Alvise Sisti sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Orlandus in the 30th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvise Sisti hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Prato Valera's Michelangelo Menduni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 36th minute of play. Michelangelo Menduni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st match minute, Prato Valera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Mangione to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Prato Valera's zone, Abraham Alguacil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michelangelo Menduni came out of the goal and Abraham Alguacil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Felipe Ros kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The Prato Valera players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Panama were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alvise Sisti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Miralles to maneuver through the defense. 54 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Alvise Sisti came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 55th minute of play forced Prato Valera's goalkeeper Michelangelo Menduni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Orlandus in the 60th minute of play. 71 minutes into the game, Lucas Orlandus cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Marcos Cotilla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Prato Valera's Lucas Orlandus. But to his dismay, Lucas Orlandus quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvise Sisti in the 78th minute of the match. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emiliano Zulli in the 80th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Orlandus, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. After 84 played minutes Prato Valera got a freekick which was hit by Emiliano Zulli. Alvise Sisti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute, Isidoro Sarmiento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.