Challenge

ORANGE ARENA
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Berganza got the match started through his kick off. APOELHELLAS were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after Panama's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Makareus Poulakis took the corner. The crowd rose to their feet as APOELHELLAS's Michel Santos slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcos Cotilla. That made the score 1-0 after 6 minutes of play. In the 9th match minute, APOELHELLAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lykaon Belesis to maneuver through the defense. Tobias Øverland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 13th minute of the match. Tobias Øverland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 14th minute of play. Tobias Øverland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Michel Santos might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcos Cotilla. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Michel Santos ran back to his position shaking his head. 18 minutes into the match, Michel Santos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marcos Cotilla, 2-0. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Santos in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd minute, APOELHELLAS got a penalty, and Michel Santos placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. In the 27th minute, Michel Santos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcos Cotilla was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. In the 31st minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Øverland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, APOELHELLAS's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Tobias Øverland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Michel Santos took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcos Cotilla. Marcos Cotilla dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Tobias Øverland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Michel Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Michel Santos got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Michel Santos's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marcos Cotilla firmly grabbed it by the left post. Damazy Absolwent charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Damazy Absolwent the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 47 played minutes APOELHELLAS got a freekick which was hit by Damazy Absolwent. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Michel Santos to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Michel Santos 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. Tobias Øverland made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Abraham Alguacil sent off a good shot on target. After 56 played minutes APOELHELLAS got a freekick which was hit by Makareus Poulakis. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Michel Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Matthew Garrido hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Marcos Cotilla stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Michel Santos's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. Tobias Øverland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 74th minute of play. When APOELHELLAS's Michel Santos in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Panama's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Isidoro Sarmiento hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Panama's Alex Cambeiro got a free kick in the 86th minute. APOELHELLAS's Phaiakes Mitsinikos was substituted for Michel Santos. After 87 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Alex Cambeiro. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phaiakes Mitsinikos in the 91st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, APOELHELLAS's Aglauros Sakellariou got a free kick in the 93rd minute. In the 95th match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthew Garrido to maneuver through the defense. When the referee ended the match the APOELHELLAS players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.