Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Leonard Furgat made the kick off which started today's match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isidoro Sarmiento got free with Lucjan Gierlach in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aureliusz Mietus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonard Furgat in the 10th minute of play. Galaxy Team U18's Lucjan Gierlach played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 11th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Aureliusz Mietus came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucjan Gierlach took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Tomas Berganza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Panama fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The throw-in from Matthew Garrido in the 24th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Galaxy Team U18's Fryderyk Wolicki. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Lucjan Gierlach tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aureliusz Mietus hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Abraham Alguacil blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lucjan Gierlach having to make a save. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliusz Mietus in the 33rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aureliusz Mietus in the 35th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Matthew Garrido threw the ball into play from the sideline. Galaxy Team U18's Fryderyk Wolicki quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A collision led to Galaxy Team U18 getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Marek Skoroda hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Galaxy Team U18's Przemyslaw Zahemski got a free kick in the 40th minute. After having played for 40 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. Leonard Furgat hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Miguel Miralles kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Tomas Berganza made the kick off in the second half. Abraham Alguacil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Lucjan Gierlach tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 62nd minute, Tomas Berganza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Panama fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After 65 minutes of play, Panama's Tomas Berganza made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucjan Gierlach was left in no man's land by his defense there! Galaxy Team U18's Lucjan Gierlach played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 68th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Furgat in the 77th minute of the match. Isidoro Sarmiento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucjan Gierlach having to interfere. Galaxy Team U18 made a substitution. Damian Malewicki replaced Leonard Furgat. In the 86th match minute, Galaxy Team U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wasyl Dubiel to maneuver through the defense. Galaxy Team U18's Fryderyk Wolicki quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Matthew Garrido, made in the 93rd minute of the game. When Aaron Barrios fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Aaron Barrios a yellow card for diving instead. Aaron Barrios hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Galaxy Team U18 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Panama.