Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Berganza took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Panama's zone, Mostafa Muhammed stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal and Mostafa Muhammed tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 12 minutes into the game, Isidoro Sarmiento 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 MOEBIO the free kick. After 12 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Isidoro Sarmiento. In the 13th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dylan Sarmiento to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute Mostafa Muhammed 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. A sloppy throw-in by Jose Carita in the 24th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by MOEBIO's Jacinto Tirso. 26 minutes into the match, Mostafa Muhammed 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 Mostafa Muhammed was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Jose Carita kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mostafa Muhammed in the 39th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half MOEBIO were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mostafa Muhammed was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Mostafa Muhammed left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MOEBIO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Cesar Dalmai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Cotilla having to interfere. MOEBIO made a substitution. Hao Fan Chuan replaced Melchor Markel. MOEBIO made a substitution. Federico Girotti replaced Cesar Dalmai. In the 61st minute Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delmiro Gorka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Desiderio Curcios short, quick shot in the 63rdth minute got Marcos Cotilla to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Panama's Marcos Cotilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Panama from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hao Fan Chuan got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento got a free kick in the 68th minute. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Hao Fan Chuan took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Marcos Cotilla to make any attempt to save it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alex Cambeiro during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of MOEBIO booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Cambeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vuk Urgovski in the 72nd minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind MOEBIO's goalkeeper Delmiro Gorka, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcos Cotilla came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by MOEBIO's Vuk Urgovski. But to his dismay, Vuk Urgovski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hao Fan Chuan got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Abraham Alguacil came up free with the goalie in the 81st 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. Panama's Marcos Cotilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Panama from getting a goal against them. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vuk Urgovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panama's defense didn't have a chance, in the 86th minute, when Federico Girotti scored to the left of an out of position Marcos Cotilla, making the score, 0-7. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vuk Urgovski in the 95th minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded MOEBIO left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Panama.