Challenge

Melon Garden
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. 3 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Holub came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 4 minutes Panama's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Matej Adamec who took care of the corner kick. Marek Janič received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Marcos Cotilla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ján Tuleja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Holub in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomáš Guzy in the 12th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Tomas Berganza came up free with the goalie in the 13th 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. Abraham Alguacil might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ján Tuleja. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abraham Alguacil ran back to his position shaking his head. Marek Janič could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. Peter Holub was extremely unlucky when he, in the 22nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 24 minutes into the game, Abraham Alguacil cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ján Tuleja was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ján Tuleja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panama's Abraham Alguacil got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With 32 minutes on the clock, Martin Kudlak commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 31 minutes into the game, one of FC Melon:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 33rd minute there was a penalty for Panama. Abraham Alguacil stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ján Tuleja. 0-2. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matej Adamec in the 36th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Isidoro Sarmiento had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ján Tuleja. FC Melon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isidoro Sarmiento was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Ján Tuleja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 45th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Peter Holub was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Peter Holub 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. Isidoro Sarmiento struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Ján Tuleja didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. Abraham Alguacil hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomáš Guzy in the 61st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento got a free kick in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matej Adamec in the 71st minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Panama's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Matej Adamec was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Melon's players had a chance to rest. In the 79th minute Tomáš Guzy 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. A collision led to FC Melon getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Richard Kremeň hit a great ball. Ján Tuleja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomáš Guzy in the 88th minute of the match. Abraham Alguacil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ján Tuleja having to interfere. In the 94th minute Matej Adamec 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. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Panama had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.