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. Loukas Koutsospyros's late challenge caught a Panama's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Loukas Koutsospyros helped the player get up and apologised. After 3 played minutes MindHead FC got a freekick which was hit by Loukas Koutsospyros. Isidoro Sarmiento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tolis Nomikos having to interfere. When Thalis Kominatos fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MindHead FC's protests and gave Thalis Kominatos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 8th match minute, MindHead FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thalis Kominatos to maneuver through the defense. After 12 minutes, Isidoro Sarmiento mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Panama and the MindHead FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Isidoro Sarmiento hit a great ball. Eutichios Kanelos took the ball and in the 14 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 0-1. In the 19th minute, Kostas Mouras left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MindHead FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 24th minute, Aaron Barrios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute, Thalis Kominatos made a precise shot to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eutichios Kanelos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute Thalis Kominatos 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. Abraham Alguacil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Tolis Nomikos made a huge save. Marcos Cotilla didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thalis Kominatos went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thalis Kominatos in the 42nd minute of play. MindHead FC's Kostas Mouras got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Panama players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. MindHead FC were winning 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thalis Kominatos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 55 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Berganza. 59 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thalis Kominatos. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Thalis Kominatos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcos Cotilla made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Thalis Kominatos sent off a good shot on target. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eutichios Kanelos in the 66th minute of the match. MindHead FC were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after Panama's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alexandros Valsamis took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Alexandros Valsamis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marcos Cotilla quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Matthew Garrido charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matthew Garrido the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Alexandros Valsamis 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. Marcos Cotilla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thalis Kominatos in the 78th minute. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Iosif Prassas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by MindHead FC's Thalis Kominatos. But to his dismay, Thalis Kominatos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. MindHead FC were awarded a corner in the 92th minute after Panama's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alexandros Valsamis took the corner. The crowd rose to their feet as Marinos Tatsis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcos Cotilla. That made the score 0-7 in the 95 minute of play. Panama's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Iosif Prassas 98 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-8. MindHead FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.