Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. Abraham Alguacil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alex Cambeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the game, Edvin Johnsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Kurdish Warriors's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panama the free kick. After 11 played minutes FC Kurdish Warriors got a freekick which was hit by Edvin Johnsson. Wictor Hagström 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 12th minute. Tomas Berganza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wictor Hagström having to make a save. In the 15th minute, Isac Christoffersson 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 0-1. In the 18th minute of the match, Tomas Berganza tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Wictor Hagström saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some careless play in the FC Kurdish Warriors defense, Tomas Berganza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wictor Hagström. The FC Kurdish Warriors fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wictor Hagström should have stopped the shot. Ingvar Asmundsson kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Wictor Hagström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 23rd minute of the match. Tomas Berganza took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wictor Hagström. Wictor Hagström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Abraham Alguacil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wictor Hagström having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 34 minutes, Wictor Hagström successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 41st minute, Niclas Hjälm 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 2-2. 44 minutes into the match, Niclas Hjälm 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 Niclas Hjälm was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Disappointed in the 2-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sven-Arne Gustafsson was the one to do the kick off. When Isac Christoffersson fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Kurdish Warriors's protests and gave Isac Christoffersson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 51st minute, Isac Christoffersson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 52nd minute, Matthew Garrido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to FC Kurdish Warriors getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Timmy Hasselqvist hit a great ball. The referee gave Panama a penalty, 56 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Abraham Alguacil, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Kurdish Warriors's Wictor Hagström. 3-3. Abraham Alguacil might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wictor Hagström. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abraham Alguacil ran back to his position shaking his head. If Sven-Arne Gustafsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Kurdish Warriors's Conny Andreasson was substituted for Isac Christoffersson. In the 66th minute, one of Panama:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Panama. Panama's Marcos Cotilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Panama from getting a goal against them. When Abraham Alguacil came up free with the goalie in the 71st 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 Abraham Alguacil couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Conny Andreasson tried to sneak it across the goal line. 74 minutes into the game, Tomas Berganza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-3. Wictor Hagström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 77th match minute, FC Kurdish Warriors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edvin Johnsson to maneuver through the defense. Abraham Alguacil took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 78th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Wictor Hagström. FC Kurdish Warriors's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 79th minute, Abraham Alguacil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes into the game, Tomas Berganza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-3. Wictor Hagström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aaron Barrios was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 85 minutes into the match. 85 minutes into the game, one of Panama:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Panama:s Marcos Cotilla showed great skill when he stopped Anthon Svanér:s penalty. The audience was convinced that Tomas Berganza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wictor Hagström was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. 98 minutes into the game, one of FC Kurdish Warriors:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Wictor Hagström had in the 99thth 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. Panama were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Kurdish Warriors for a fine match.