Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Lucas Olo struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Marcos Cotilla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣. 8 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Freddy Gonzalez came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hernan Firmin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 10th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Feliciano Tonio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panama the free kick. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy Gonzalez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Freddy Gonzalez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Cotilla was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. After 23 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Dylan Sarmiento. Jose Carita made in the 25th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Sebastian Iago. A hard shot 30 in the game by Isidoro Sarmiento from a close distance when the talented Hernan Firmin managed to make a qualified save. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s players were relieved. After 36 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Isidoro Sarmiento. In the 40th minute Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hernan Firmin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the game, Panama's Tomas Berganza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hernan Firmin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Narciso Cutberto'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. Narciso Cutberto helped the player get up and apologised. Narciso Cutberto hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. A collision led to ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Narciso Cutberto hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Berganza to make the kick off. Hernan Firmin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 54th minute of the match. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 59th minute of play forced ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s goalkeeper Hernan Firmin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Lucas Olo got a free kick in the 65th minute. The supporters of ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Cambeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Benjamin Hermon from long distance, 71 minutes into the match, got Marcos Cotilla's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Hernan Firmin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidoro Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cayetano Manni got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Cayetano Manni put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Marcos Cotilla. In the 82nd minute Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hernan Firmin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Feliciano Tonio was shown his second yellow card after 89 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 90th match minute, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Feliciano Tonio to maneuver through the defense. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Hernan Firmin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 94th minute of play.