Challenge

Grusplan
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Panama's Tomas Berganza 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. Isidoro Sarmiento recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 10th minute, Aaron Barrios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jörgen Hansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 13th minute of play forced Plan B's goalkeeper Ismael Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 14 played minutes Plan B got a freekick which was hit by Ulf Lundblad. In the 17th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 21st minute of play forced Plan B's goalkeeper Ismael Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Panama's Abraham Alguacil got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, Isidoro Sarmiento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Nedko Tzokev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alex Cambeiro charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alex Cambeiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 25th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Cambeiro to maneuver through the defense. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismael Negri having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Panama's Tomas Berganza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ismael Negri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 38th minute Ernst Rolf 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. 40 minutes into the match, Plan B's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Ismael Negri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41stth 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. When Panama's Tomas Berganza in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Plan B's goalie prevented a goal. Michael Stipe kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Bennvar Nikkinen in the 52nd minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Berganza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Abraham Alguacil's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ismael Negri read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 55th minute of play forced Plan B's goalkeeper Ismael Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dylan Sarmiento during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 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 65th minute of play. Ismael Negri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 67th minute of play. If Bennvar Nikkinen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Plan B's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Abraham Alguacil scored to the left of an out of position Ismael Negri, making the score, 0-2. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bennvar Nikkinen in the 93rd minute of the match. Nedko Tzokev scored 1-2 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcos Cotilla, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Plan B supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Panama's performance. The match ended with a win for Panama.