Challenge

Nusaybin Spor Arena
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. Sebastian Markusson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Berganza's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. After 7 played minutes NusaybinSpor got a freekick which was hit by Türkeş Gencer. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Fridlund, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Sebastian Markusson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, NusaybinSpor's Gaffar Okan got a free kick in the 16th minute. 18 minutes into the match, NusaybinSpor's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Sebastian Markusson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gaffar Okans short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Marcos Cotilla to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Markusson having to interfere. NusaybinSpor's Sebastian Markusson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 38th minute of play forced NusaybinSpor's goalkeeper Sebastian Markusson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Tomas Berganza came up free with the goalie in the 43rd 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 Tomas Berganza couldn't finish the play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Gaffar Okan made the kick off in the second half. Tomas Berganza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sebastian Markusson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 50th minute of play. In the 51st minute, Exequiel Palacios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Tomas Berganza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Markusson was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. 54 minutes into the match, Eric Fridlund notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Panama's Marcos Cotilla. Marcos Cotilla was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alex Cambeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Sebastian Markusson made a huge save. A collision led to NusaybinSpor getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Sakut Sözen hit a great ball. Sebastian Markusson 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 76 minutes, Matthew Garrido mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Panama and the NusaybinSpor players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee gave NusaybinSpor a penalty, 77 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Türkeş Gencer, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Panama's Marcos Cotilla. 2-1. In the 82nd minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Markusson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Markusson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Isidoro Sarmiento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Sebastian Markusson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Türkeş Gencer 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.