Challenge

Toca do Galo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dráuzio Paraíba started the match with the kick off. Tomas Berganza struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Leopoldo Cerezo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. Filipe Meneses could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. After 7 minutes, Filipe Meneses mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 100 Chance and the Panama players grew even worse after the yellow card. Filipe Meneses hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Leopoldo Cerezo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomas Berganza went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vicente Nogueira'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. Vicente Nogueira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th match minute, 100 Chance was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Nogueira to maneuver through the defense. Dráuzio Paraíba charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dráuzio Paraíba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 20th minute, Dráuzio Paraíba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnaldo Teixeira'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. Arnaldo Teixeira helped the player get up and apologised. Arnaldo Teixeira hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 100 Chance were furious when Oscar Tande was red carded, 24 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 26 minutes into the match, 100 Chance's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Leopoldo Cerezo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 28 minutes, Isidoro Sarmiento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isidoro Sarmiento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 29th match minute, 100 Chance was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dráuzio Paraíba to maneuver through the defense. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dráuzio Paraíba, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After 34 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Barrios. 43 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Dráuzio Paraíba came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the game, Tomas Berganza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Leopoldo Cerezo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After the first half Panama were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Berganza to make the kick off. If Naldo Marquez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Naldo Marquez in the 55th minute of the match. In the 56th minute Dráuzio Paraíba 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. Arlindo Siqueira kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd match minute, 100 Chance was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Fábio Andrade to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Panama's Abraham Alguacil tried to score from far away in the 63rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 64 minutes into the match, Isidoro Sarmiento notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of 100 Chance's Leopoldo Cerezo. Leopoldo Cerezo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Leopoldo Cerezo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 70th minute of play. In the 71st match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Cambeiro to maneuver through the defense. Alex Cambeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Dráuzio Paraíba left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 100 Chance fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. In the 76th minute, Luís Fábio Machado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alex Cambeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 100 Chance's Leopoldo Cerezo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 79th minute of play. The supporters of Panama booed when 100 Chance was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arlindo Siqueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Leopoldo Cerezo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leopoldo Cerezo having to interfere. In the 93rd match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthew Garrido to maneuver through the defense. Vicente Nogueira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match was over Panama could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than 100 Chance throughout the match.