Challenge

Joint Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wincent Rywin started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Miguel Miralles hit a great ball. Boguslaw Karanowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Alguacil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 11 played minutes Expendables got a freekick which was hit by Konrad Budzyn. In the 12th minute, Tomas Berganza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Panama fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 15thth minute of the game Tomas Berganza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Expendables's Boguslaw Karanowski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Abraham Alguacil struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Boguslaw Karanowski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. In the 22nd minute, Tomas Berganza made a precise shot to the right of Boguslaw Karanowski. Expendables's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miguel Miralles during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 29 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Miralles. If Hieronim Jenkot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcos Cotilla was a little too slow when Tanek Zacharzewski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 1-2. 42 minutes into the match, Expendables's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Boguslaw Karanowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the game, Alex Cambeiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Panama's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Expendables the free kick. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Berganza made a kick off. When Tomas Berganza came up free with the goalie in the 53rd 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. Expendables's Boguslaw Karanowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 55th minute of play. When Juliusz Solak fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Expendables's protests and gave Juliusz Solak a yellow card for diving instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Berganza in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Boguslaw Karanowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Abraham Alguacil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Boguslaw Karanowski made a huge save. 65 minutes into the match, Tomas Berganza dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Boguslaw Karanowski, 1-3. Boguslaw Karanowski 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 72nd minute. In the 76th minute, Aaron Barrios left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Panama fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. In the 80th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boguslaw Karanowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hieronim Jenkot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Marcos Cotilla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Expendables's defense didn't have a chance, in the 91st minute, when Tomas Berganza scored to the left of an out of position Boguslaw Karanowski, making the score, 1-5. Konrad Budzyn hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Panama's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.