Challenge

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, 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. In the 4th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dylan Sarmiento to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the match, Nunez Amato notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Panama's Marcos Cotilla. Marcos Cotilla was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 13 played minutes FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO got a freekick which was hit by Giannis Vamvakas. After 16 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Barrios. 18 minutes into the match, FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Martin Chocholatý reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rdth minute of the game Tomas Berganza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's Martin Chocholatý was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 25th minute, Felipe Ros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Isidoro Sarmiento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Chocholatý having to interfere. In the 28th minute, Oliver Hansted made a precise shot to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Marcos Cotilla successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Nunez Amato's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Cotilla was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Jose Carita hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Berganza in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Martin Chocholatý prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Nunez Amato made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Nunez Amato came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Berganza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giannis Vamvakas in the 62nd minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 62nd play minutes Giannis Vamvakas shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Marcos Cotilla and just under the crossbar into goal. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oliver Hansted, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Giannis Vamvakas hit a great ball. 68 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Valentinos Karapialis came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abraham Alguacil recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th 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 had gone on for 77 minutes, Giannis Vamvakas put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Marcos Cotilla. After having played for 79 minutes, Tomas Berganza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Berganza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO's Martin Chocholatý proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO from getting a goal against them. In the 82nd minute Giannis Vamvakas 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 Tomas Berganza came up free with the goalie in the 83rd 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. Isidoro Sarmiento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Miralles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Felipe Ros charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felipe Ros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Felipe Ros hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. In the 91st minute, Christos Christodoulopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Panama's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.