Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Apostolos Mavrokordatos got the match started through his kick off. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Notis Bartzokas in the 9th minute of the match. Abraham Alguacil recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Iason Dimitratos fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Green Horses's protests and gave Iason Dimitratos a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Green Horses getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Iason Dimitratos hit a great ball. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vaios Petridis in the 19th minute of play. After 20 minutes Panama's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Olof Dalström who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Olof Dalström almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Panama's Marcos Cotilla did a great save. Isidoro Sarmiento might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Theodosis Kassapis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Isidoro Sarmiento ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isidoro Sarmiento got free with Theodosis Kassapis in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abraham Alguacil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Theodosis Kassapis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Theodosis Kassapis came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento. But to his dismay, Isidoro Sarmiento quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 33rd minute, Notis Bartzokas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Apostolos Mavrokordatos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 34 minutes of play Green Horses's Iason Dimitratos was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 35 played minutes Green Horses got a freekick which was hit by Iason Dimitratos. After 42 played minutes Green Horses got a freekick which was hit by Loukas Brizolakis. After having played for 43 minutes, Abraham Alguacil managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abraham Alguacil was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Tomas Berganza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Theodosis Kassapis. That made the score 2-0 in the 47 minute of play.

Theodosis Kassapis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Isidoro Sarmiento went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Olof Dalström hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Green Horses's Theodosis Kassapis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 61st minute of play. Babbis Markatos kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Notis Bartzokas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Marcos Cotilla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Notis Bartzokas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. Theodosis Kassapis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 71st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Notis Bartzokas got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abraham Alguacil kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Theodosis Kassapis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 80th minute of play. Theodosis Kassapis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Green Horses's Theodosis Kassapis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Miralles in the 82nd minute of play. The supporters of Panama booed when Green Horses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Apostolos Mavrokordatos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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. Panama's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Sotiris Barberopoulos scored to the left of an out of position Marcos Cotilla, making the score, 3-1. Panama walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.