Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Patrik Örtlund kicked off to start the match. Stig Hägg kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. CRUSADERS's Karl-Oskar Stenman was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcos Cotilla in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 10th minute Patrik Örtlund 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. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrik Örtlund in the 11th minute of play. Lars Vennersten hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrik Örtlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abraham Alguacil to maneuver through the defense. Tommy Tinglöf didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomas Berganza went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvar Bagge in the 24th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrik Örtlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abraham Alguacil recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvar Bagge in the 36th minute of the match. Tommy Tinglöf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvar Bagge in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvar Bagge in the 42nd minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Alvar Bagge's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Cotilla was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. 46 minutes had been played when some careless play by Panama's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Karl-Oskar Stenman was slow to take the kick. During this time CRUSADERS's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Amedeo Visintin managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. CRUSADERS's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Tomas Berganza 48 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Berganza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to CRUSADERS getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Lars Vennersten hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvar Bagge in the 54th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Alvar Bagge had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alvar Bagge was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Tommy Tinglöf 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 58th minute. In the 59th minute Panama were awarded a corner. Abraham Alguacil went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Panama's Abraham Alguacil to fire away a dangerous shot which Tommy Tinglöf despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 62 minutes into the game, Amedeo Visintin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Marcos Cotilla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 67 minutes into the match, CRUSADERS's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Tommy Tinglöf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Abraham Alguacil fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Abraham Alguacil a yellow card for diving instead. In the 69th minute, CRUSADERS's Mikael Johansson ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marcos Cotilla. Marcos Cotilla yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. Tommy Tinglöf 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 72nd minute. In the 74th minute, Amedeo Visintin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcos Cotilla. The goal made the score 2-4. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amedeo Visintin, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Tommy Tinglöf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Panama's Alex Cambeiro got a free kick in the 86th minute. Lars Vennerstens short, quick shot in the 89thth minute got Marcos Cotilla to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvar Bagge in the 92nd minute of play. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amedeo Visintin in the 95th minute of play. 97 minutes into the game, Alvar Bagge cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-5. Marcos Cotilla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Panama fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. CRUSADERS were clearly better and deserved to take the win.