Challenge

Bird Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) ARAPONGAS's Larry Feiss started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 4 minutes, Larry Feiss made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Panama's Marcos Cotilla tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With his leg Marcos Cotilla managed to avoid a goal in the 7thth minute, when ARAPONGAS's Larry Feiss fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Isidoro Sarmiento kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Mike Robert kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 13th minute Mike Robert 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. Manol Skarlatov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mike Robert in the 18th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th 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. Manol Skarlatov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 29th minute of play forced ARAPONGAS's goalkeeper Manol Skarlatov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 31st minute of play forced ARAPONGAS's goalkeeper Manol Skarlatov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tõnn Käbin kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Abraham Alguacil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Berganza was the one to do the kick off. A hard shot 53 in the game by Abraham Alguacil from a close distance when the talented Manol Skarlatov managed to make a qualified save. ARAPONGAS's players were relieved. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Larry Feiss in the 54th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Mike Robert 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. ARAPONGAS made a substitution. Lucian Budulea replaced Jürgen Lessard. Tomas Berganza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Manol Skarlatov made a huge save. In the 76th 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. Manol Skarlatov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Berganza, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. ARAPONGAS's Manol Skarlatov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save ARAPONGAS from getting a goal against them. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by ARAPONGAS's Mike Robert. But to his dismay, Mike Robert quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Manol Skarlatov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 87th minute of play. ARAPONGAS's Manol Skarlatov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th minute of the match Panama got a corner. ARAPONGAS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abraham Alguacil ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Miguel Miralles almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ARAPONGAS's Manol Skarlatov did a great save. In the 91st minute, Tõnn Käbin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Berganza in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manol Skarlatov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sebastian Striner kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ARAPONGAS had won after a very even match.