Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Berganza started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Isidoro Sarmiento. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abraham Alguacil got free with Konstantin Pavelec in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Konstantin Pavelec made an important save on a dangerous shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 12th minute. Konstantin Pavelec made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 14th minute. Sebastian Ionășescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Marcos Cotilla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Sebastian Ionășescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, FC Hellcats's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Miralles came free, but Konstantin Pavelec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikolaj Balon in the 29th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Abraham Alguacil could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Konstantin Pavelec however easily saved by the left post. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Konstantin Pavelec successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Konstantin Pavelec made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 35th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Temelko Gopov came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Konstantin Pavelec made an important save on a dangerous shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 38th minute. After 42 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Miralles. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Svatomír Oborný made the kick off in the second half. Marcos Cotilla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Svatomír Oborný in the 51st minute. In the 54th minute of the match, Svatomír Oborný got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marcos Cotilla was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Konstantin Pavelec took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konstantin Pavelec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Panama's Alex Cambeiro got a free kick in the 60th minute. Marcos Cotilla was a little too slow when Svatomír Oborný got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 61st minute. The score was now 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sebastian Ionășescu got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 68th minute of play forced FC Hellcats's goalkeeper Konstantin Pavelec to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Panama's Marcos Cotilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Panama from getting a goal against them. Temelko Gopov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sebastian Ionășescu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marcos Cotilla firmly grabbed it by the left post. Svatomír Obornýs short, quick shot in the 87thth minute got Marcos Cotilla to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Konstantin Pavelec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FC Hellcats eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.