Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Berganza got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the game, Orlando Maiorga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marcos Cotilla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Dylan Sarmiento hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bo Lennartsson in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcos Cotilla prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Quimeras Jrs. fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Quimeras Jrs.'s Bo Lennartsson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 21 played minutes Quimeras Jrs. got a freekick which was hit by Roque Alfaro. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Maiorga in the 24th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bo Lennartsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 30th match minute, Quimeras Jrs. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorio Weather to maneuver through the defense. When Isidoro Sarmiento fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Isidoro Sarmiento a yellow card for diving instead. Isidoro Sarmiento hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Bo Lennartsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcos Cotilla. The Panama fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcos Cotilla should have stopped the shot. Sebastean Battaglia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcos Cotilla read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th 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 Orlando Maiorga in the 40th minute of play. Alex Cambeiro's late challenge caught a Quimeras Jrs.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alex Cambeiro helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Panama's Alex Cambeiro got a free kick in the 46th minute. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bo Lennartsson in the 48th minute of play. The Panama players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Quimeras Jrs. were winning 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bo Lennartsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Bo Lennartsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Orlando Maiorga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. Bo Lennartsson scored 0-6 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcos Cotilla, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 68th minute Sebastean Battaglia 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. Elias Jordy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elias Jordy having to interfere. When Quimeras Jrs.'s Sebastean Battaglia in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Panama's goalie prevented a goal. In the 80th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthew Garrido to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 81 minutes, Sebastean Battaglia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Quimeras Jrs.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastean Battaglia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 83rd minute, Sebastean Battaglia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Quimeras Jrs. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. When Tomas Berganza came up free with the goalie in the 87th 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 Tomas Berganza couldn't finish the play. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejandro Gaspard in the 89th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastean Battaglia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Victorio Weather kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcos Cotilla. That made the score 0-8 in the 92 minute of play. The Panama fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Quimeras Jrs. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.