Challenge

Mali T Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Meleq Tare made the kick off which started today's match. After 3rd play minutes Tomas Berganza shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Drini Kapaj and just under the crossbar into goal. Luftim Hamdiu scored 1-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcos Cotilla, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Mali i Thatë FC's Eneid Ilo in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Panama's goalie prevented a goal. 15 minutes into the match, Abraham Alguacil notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Mali i Thatë FC's Drini Kapaj. Drini Kapaj was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Demirel Arbnori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, Meleq Tare had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Meleq Tare was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. With 31 minutes on the clock, Alex Cambeiro commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of Panama:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mali i Thatë FC:s goal. After a long run with the ball, Vlash Xhaferri did a trick in the 33rd minute in front of Panama's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 3-2. An impressive performance by Mali i Thatë FC's Vlash Xhaferri! Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Mali i Thatë FC's Meleq Tare. But to his dismay, Meleq Tare quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luftim Hamdiu in the 39th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Meleq Tare. In the 48th 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: 4-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Berganza to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Demirel Arbnori 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. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Drini Kapaj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Aaron Barrios hit a great ball. 66 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Demirel Arbnori came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Luftim Hamdiu 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. Isidoro Sarmiento recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 75th minute, Felipe Ros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento got a free kick in the 78th minute. Miguel Miralles blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Drini Kapaj having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Meleq Tare in the 87th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute, Miguel Miralles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Meleq Tare in the 89th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eneid Ilo, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Luftim Hamdiu hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Tomas Berganza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panama's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Berganza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Drini Kapaj breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Panama's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Mali i Thatë FC had won, even though Panama had held more of the ball.