Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Berganza took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Panama booed when Born To Win F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rosario Vilanova didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Panama's Aaron Barrios got a free kick in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the game, Fresco Pais was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Born To Win F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panama the free kick. After 5 played minutes Born To Win F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Fresco Pais. Alex Cambeiro hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. 15 minutes into the match, Panama's Abraham Alguacil sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Curro Quevedo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The nice shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 17thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Curro Quevedo had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. In the 19th minute, Aaron Barrios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Curro Quevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 21st minute of play. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fresco Pais in the 27th minute of the match. Curro Quevedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 29th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Born To Win F.C.'s zone, Tomas Berganza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Curro Quevedo came out of the goal and Tomas Berganza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rosario Vilanova hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Tomas Berganza sped through Born To Win F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Curro Quevedo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 41st minute of play forced Born To Win F.C.'s goalkeeper Curro Quevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gaizka Aballe to strike the kick off in the second half. Cordeiro Comas'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. Cordeiro Comas helped the player get up and apologised. Curro Quevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidoro Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After a rather tough play, Born To Win F.C.'s Nono Ramis got a free kick in the 61st minute. Curro Quevedo came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Panama's Tomas Berganza. But to his dismay, Tomas Berganza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Tomas Berganza scored 4-0 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Curro Quevedo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cordeiro Comas made in the 72nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Panama's Dylan Sarmiento. After a rather tough play, Born To Win F.C.'s Saturnino Ledo got a free kick in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Cambeiro in the 82nd minute of play forced Born To Win F.C.'s goalkeeper Curro Quevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaizka Aballe in the 90th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Born To Win F.C.'s Saturnino Ledo got a free kick in the 91st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Abraham Alguacil managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panama's supporters rose to their feet, but Abraham Alguacil was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Curro Quevedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Panama walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.