Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Porfírio Araújo kicked off to start the match. If Isidoro Sarmiento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 5 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Porfírio Araújo came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Panama's Tomas Berganza got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Porfírio Araújo, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Abdelaziz Lamine Kab kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Porfírio Araújo, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Caldeira in the 23rd minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dylan Sarmiento hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Reinaldo Azeredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Cambeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Porfírio Araújo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aaron Barrios's late challenge caught a Folga's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aaron Barrios helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Panama's Aaron Barrios got a free kick in the 35th minute. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lourenço Gama, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Manuel Caldeira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Folga fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. 46 minutes into the game, Folga's Lourenço Gama nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Cotilla made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Berganza to make the kick off. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Reinaldo Azeredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th minute Abraham Alguacil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reinaldo Azeredo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isidoro Sarmiento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Caldeira in the 65th minute of play. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 69 minutes into the match, Panama's Abraham Alguacil sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Reinaldo Azeredo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 77 minutes into the match, Folga's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Reinaldo Azeredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Panama's Marcos Cotilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Panama from getting a goal against them. After 83 played minutes Folga got a freekick which was hit by Șerban Ionescu. In the 84th match minute, Folga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gentil Pacheco to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute, Felipe Ros 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 took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Reinaldo Azeredo. Reinaldo Azeredo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Berganza in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Reinaldo Azeredo prevented the ball from getting in the gole.