Challenge

Gabisiowo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Berganza kicked off to start the match. Francis Calmes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Ekipa Gabi's Marcos Cotilla threw himself towards the right post 14 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bartosz Olejarz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 14th match minute, Ekipa Gabi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iwan Witwicki to maneuver through the defense. 18 minutes into the match, Zachary Pankowski 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 Zachary Pankowski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 21 minutes into the game, Panama's Tomas Berganza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Francis Calmes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The audience was convinced that Tomas Berganza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francis Calmes was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. In the 33rd minute, Zachary Pankowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ekipa Gabi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 37 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zachary Pankowski. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barnaba Lamczyk in the 38th minute of play. Francis Calmes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 40th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Bartosz Olejarz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcos Cotilla. That made the score 3-1 in the 45 minute of play. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Zachary Pankowski 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Barnaba Lamczyk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 55 played minutes Ekipa Gabi got a freekick which was hit by Zachary Pankowski. In the 57th minute, Zachary Pankowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ekipa Gabi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. 60 minutes into the game, Witalis Debkowski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ekipa Gabi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panama the free kick. A collision led to Ekipa Gabi getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Witalis Debkowski hit a great ball. Abraham Alguacil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Panama booed when Ekipa Gabi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Marko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Francis Calmes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abraham Alguacil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Francis Calmes made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zachary Pankowski in the 74th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the last second Francis Calmes throw himself and got hold of the ball when Tomas Berganza in the 77thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. The Panama fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when Panama's Tomas Berganza looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ekipa Gabi made a substitution. Doru Mihuț replaced Zachary Pankowski. 87 minutes into the game, Doru Mihuț cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-3. Marcos Cotilla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Francis Calmes made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Tomas Berganza sent off a good shot on target. 92 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Doru Mihuț came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 95 minutes into the game, when Antoni Bycofski put in a rough tackle. 94 minutes into the game, one of Ekipa Gabi:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. There was no doubt that Ekipa Gabi were the better team. Ekipa Gabi's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.