Challenge

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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Marcos Cotilla made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Emil Mikhailov sent off a good shot on target. Igor Brattsov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 8th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Tomas Berganza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Igor Brattsov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The long shot by Sergey Matetskiy in the 13th minute really tested Marcos Cotilla's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 14th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Brattsov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Apatit Kirovsk FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Ilya Trunov hit a great ball. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Igor Brattsov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Apatit Kirovsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Igor Brattsov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Brattsov having to interfere. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Semen Rodionov in the 26th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Emil Mikhailov sent off a good shot on target. 33 minutes into the game, Tomas Berganza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Igor Brattsov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 36 minutes into the match, Apatit Kirovsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abraham Alguacil came free, but Igor Brattsov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Igor Brattsov 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 40th minute. The supporters of Panama booed when Apatit Kirovsk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergey Matetskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Apatit Kirovsk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Igor Brattsov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Panama's defense didn't have a chance, in the 47th minute, when Semen Rodionov scored to the left of an out of position Marcos Cotilla, making the score, 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Semen Rodionov to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Tomas Berganza fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Igor Brattsov, passed just outside the right post. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Semen Rodionov 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. With an all-out effort, Panama's Igor Brattsov threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tomas Berganza, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Mikhailov, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Apatit Kirovsk FC's Witold Orling was substituted for Ilya Trunov. Apatit Kirovsk FC made a substitution. Leif Hammarberg replaced Felix Kikoin. 76 minutes into the game, one of Panama:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Igor Brattsov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Igor Brattsov made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Tomas Berganza sent off a good shot on target. After 93 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Alex Cambeiro. In the 96th minute of the match Emil Mikhailov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcos Cotilla skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Innokentiy Balaban in the 99th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.