Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Panama's Tomas Berganza started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Furia in the 2nd minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abraham Alguacil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Inocencio Veronica made a huge save. With a little luck, Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica got control of the ball when Abraham Alguacil tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 8th minute of play forced Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Veronica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Esteban Ikatz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Cotilla was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camillo Daniele in the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th minute Ross Strong 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. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 17th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Rafaela FC's Esteban Ikatz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Cotilla made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 22ndth minute of the game Camillo Daniele who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Panama's Marcos Cotilla was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Felipe Ros hit a great ball. In the 26th minute of the match Nico Veit sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcos Cotilla skillfully saved the ball. When Dylan Sarmiento fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Dylan Sarmiento a yellow card for diving instead. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camillo Daniele in the 41st minute of play. With a little luck, Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica got control of the ball when Abraham Alguacil tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 46th minute, Abraham Alguacil 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: 1-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Emiliano Furia tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 61st minute, Esteban Ikatz made a precise shot to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. The supporters of Rafaela FC booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthew Garrido didn't get a good kick on the ball. Inocencio Veronica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Miralles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Inocencio Veronica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 80th minute of play. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Esteban Ikatz tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 85th minute Abraham Alguacil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Veronica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Inocencio Veronica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Cambeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Inocencio Veronica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidoro Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Inocencio Veronica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Miralles in the 95th minute of the match. In the 97th minute, Ross Strong reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcos Cotilla. The goal made the score 1-4. Rafaela FC's Ubaldo Lluis was substituted for Basilio Guillerme. The Panama supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Rafaela FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Rafaela FC.