Challenge

FC MANLE ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Berganza got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Alex Cambeiro. Tomas Berganza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Selami Denizer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Marcos Cotilla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 13 played minutes FC MANLE got a freekick which was hit by Berk Gürdal. Abraham Alguacil, 13 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Şadi Turhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Berganza took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Şadi Turhan. Şadi Turhan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 26th 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: 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 29th minute of play forced FC MANLE's goalkeeper Şadi Turhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Berganza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 36 minutes into the game, one of Panama:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Selami Denizer hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute, Tomas Berganza got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Raşit Hendekli stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, Panama's Tomas Berganza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Şadi Turhan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Şadi Turhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, FC MANLE's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Şadi Turhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raşit Hendekli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 63 minutes, Tomas Berganza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Panama and the FC MANLE players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 63 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Berganza. In the 66th minute, Selami Denizer made a precise shot to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. When Abraham Alguacil came up free with the goalie in the 69th 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. If Hamit Aynacıoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raşit Hendekli, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After having played for 86 minutes, Abraham Alguacil managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abraham Alguacil was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the final whistle sounded Panama left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC MANLE.