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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Berganza made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 3rd minute of play forced Mijdrecht Maffia's goalkeeper Mirko Vervoort to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Mijdrecht Maffia booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felipe Ros didn't get a good kick on the ball. 5 minutes into the game, Juvenal Vaz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Marcos Cotilla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that 西门 亮's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Cotilla was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. 13 minutes into the game, one of Mijdrecht Maffia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The supporters of Panama booed when Mijdrecht Maffia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bram Wessel didn't get a good kick on the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Mijdrecht Maffia's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Sarmiento came free, but Mirko Vervoort reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 21st minute of play forced Mijdrecht Maffia's goalkeeper Mirko Vervoort to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juvenal Vaz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. Mirko Vervoort 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 26th minute. Abraham Alguacil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Mirko Vervoort tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Panama's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kurt Holthuis was slow to take the kick. During this time Mijdrecht Maffia's players had a chance to rest. In the 42nd minute, Miguel Miralles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wouter Matthijs's late challenge caught a Panama's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wouter Matthijs helped the player get up and apologised. Wouter Matthijs hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Abraham Alguacil was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 45th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 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.

The wind increased when Juvenal Vaz made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthew Garrido to maneuver through the defense. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juvenal Vaz in the 52nd minute of play. If 西门 亮 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Juvenal Vaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Cotilla having to interfere. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 西门 亮, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bram Wessel, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bram Wessel in the 65th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When 西门 亮 came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Mijdrecht Maffia 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 西门 亮 couldn't finish the play. In the 72nd minute, 西门 亮 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcos Cotilla was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Mirko Vervoort took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mirko Vervoort 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. 85 minutes into the game, Juvenal Vaz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Marcos Cotilla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Miguel Miralles struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Mirko Vervoort didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. Mijdrecht Maffia were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Panama for a fine match.