Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alexandre Pombal got the match started through his kick off. When Sílvio Corrêa fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Quebra Ossos FC's protests and gave Sílvio Corrêa a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Panama booed when Quebra Ossos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sílvio Corrêa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Téo Fonseca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 5th minute of play. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Téo Fonseca came out and tried to block the shot, but Tomas Berganza slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osmar Eger in the 13th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Quebra Ossos FC's Sílvio Corrêa got a free kick in the 31st minute. 34 minutes into the game, Osmar Eger cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Marcos Cotilla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 37th minute, Abraham Alguacil reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Téo Fonseca. The goal made the score 2-2. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Téo Fonseca 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 41st minute. After 44 minutes of play, Quebra Ossos FC's Osmar Eger made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcos Cotilla was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half Quebra Ossos FC were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Tomas Berganza made the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes in the game, Alexandre Pombal fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Marcos Cotilla 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 Alexandre Pombal in the 54th minute of play. In the 54th minute Alexandre Pombal 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. The supporters of Panama booed when Quebra Ossos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luisinho Cardoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Quebra Ossos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abraham Alguacil came free, but Téo Fonseca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Téo Fonseca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Berganza's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Quebra Ossos FC's Sílvio Corrêa got a free kick in the 71st minute. A collision led to Quebra Ossos FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. João Augusto Bittencourt hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, Panama's Tomas Berganza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Téo Fonseca narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Tomas Berganza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panama's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Berganza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Téo Fonseca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 77th match minute, Quebra Ossos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldo Galvão to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute, Isidoro Sarmiento made a precise shot to the right of Téo Fonseca. Quebra Ossos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Téo Fonseca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 81st minute of play. After 85 played minutes Quebra Ossos FC got a freekick which was hit by Luís Gustavo de Lima. Isidoro Sarmiento might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Téo Fonseca. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Isidoro Sarmiento ran back to his position shaking his head. Téo Fonseca didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-3 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 90th minute, Abraham Alguacil ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Téo Fonseca was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-3. If Isidoro Sarmiento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Panama's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.