Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nedko Tzokev kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Plan B's goalkeeper Ismael Negri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex Cambeiro. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernst Rolf in the 5th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Abraham Alguacil 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. In the 13th minute of the match, Tomas Berganza tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ismael Negri saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 15th minute, Nedko Tzokev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcos Cotilla was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 18th minute, Tomas Berganza 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. Abraham Alguacil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Ismael Negri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Berganza in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ismael Negri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 25 minutes into the game, Aaron Barrios was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Panama's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Plan B the free kick. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Aaron Barrios hit a great ball. Ernst Rolf took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marcos Cotilla. Panama's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 31 minutes, Alex Cambeiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Panama and the Plan B players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 31 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Alex Cambeiro. In the 33rd minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Negri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35thth minute of the game Tomas Berganza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Plan B's Ismael Negri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nedko Tzokev in the 37th minute of play. Bennvar Nikkinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Cotilla having to interfere. Weldon Myrick hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Berganza made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Isidoro Sarmiento 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 53rd minute of play forced Plan B's goalkeeper Ismael Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Ernst Rolf kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcos Cotilla. The Panama fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcos Cotilla should have stopped the shot. Ismael Negri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 61st minute of the match. After 63rd play minutes Tomas Berganza shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Ismael Negri and just under the crossbar into goal. After 70 minutes of play, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ismael Negri was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ismael Negri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 77th minute of play. Abraham Alguacil struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Ismael Negri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Berganza in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ismael Negri saved Plan B from getting behind. Ismael Negri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Berganza's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Plan B's goalkeeper Ismael Negri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Michael Stipe charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michael Stipe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 90th minute, Michael Stipe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Isidoro Sarmiento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Ismael Negri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Negri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Abraham Alguacil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.