Challenge

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ciro Lando started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Carolo Isidor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 7th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 12th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Carolo Isidor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carolo Isidor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 21st minute of play. Carolo Isidor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 22nd minute of the match. Ciro Lando received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcos Cotilla came out and tried to block the shot, but Ciro Lando slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Lando in the 31st minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isidoro Sarmiento scored 1-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carolo Isidor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, AFC FUSION's Ciro Lando got a free kick in the 35th minute. Carolo Isidor 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 36th minute. AFC FUSION's Carolo Isidor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 37th minute of play. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFC FUSION's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Abraham Alguacil was slow to take the kick. During this time Panama's players had a chance to rest. In the 40th minute, Isidoro Sarmiento left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Panama fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 43rd minute Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carolo Isidor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Panama's Felipe Ros got a free kick in the 48th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Through an outstanding action, after 53 minutes, Carolo Isidor successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 54th minute Alex Cambeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carolo Isidor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carolo Isidor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 57 minutes, Aaron Barrios mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Panama and the AFC FUSION players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Aaron Barrios hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Batista in the 59th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abraham Alguacil kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Ciro Lando 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 2-2. AFC FUSION's Carolo Isidor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save AFC FUSION from getting a goal against them. Carolo Isidor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 67th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abraham Alguacil got free with Carolo Isidor in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abraham Alguacil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Carolo Isidor made a huge save. In the 78th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carolo Isidor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Carolo Isidor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abraham Alguacil. Carolo Isidor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Isidoro Sarmiento went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Panama's Abraham Alguacil got a free kick in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Miralles in the 87th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Carolo Isidor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Carmelo Brais fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC FUSION's protests and gave Carmelo Brais a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th minute, Carmelo Brais hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute of the match Abraham Alguacil sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Carolo Isidor skillfully saved the ball. When the match was over Panama could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than AFC FUSION throughout the match.