Challenge

Grusplan
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Nedko Tzokev started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Panama's Felipe Ros seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Felipe Ros the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Panama protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Felipe Ros had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Panama fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 3rd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Plan B a penalty, 4 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ernst Rolf, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Panama's Marcos Cotilla. 1-0. The audience was convinced that Tomas Berganza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ismael Negri was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. 16 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nedko Tzokev. When Michael Stipe fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Plan B's protests and gave Michael Stipe a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Plan B fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 34th minute. Penalty! Ismael Negri had in the 36thth minute some difficulties stopping Abraham Alguacil's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The audience was convinced that Tomas Berganza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ismael Negri was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. When Alex Cambeiro came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Panama fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alex Cambeiro couldn't finish the play. Isidoro Sarmiento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Ismael Negri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Michael Stipe was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 46 minutes had been played. 45 minutes into the game, one of Plan B:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Berganza made a kick off. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Plan B's Weldon Myrick got a free kick in the 58th minute. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Panama booed when Plan B was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nedko Tzokev didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 62 played minutes, Panama's Abraham Alguacil shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ismael Negri came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Panama reached it. In the 63rd 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. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Ismael Negri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute Panama were awarded a corner. Abraham Alguacil went to the cornerflag to take it. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Tomas Berganza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panama's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Berganza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ismael Negri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Tomas Berganza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ismael Negri. That made the score 1-1 in the 85 minute of play. 88 minutes into the game, Ulf Lundblad was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Plan B's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panama the free kick. After 88 played minutes Plan B got a freekick which was hit by Ulf Lundblad. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Panama's Tomas Berganza in the 89th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Ismael Negri was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Plan B through an amazing save. 1-2 became the score in the 95th minute when Tomas Berganza elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Panama left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Plan B.