Challenge

Stadionul Păcii
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Berganza took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ivan Pacuraru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 6th minute, David Cornea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Ivan Pacuraru 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Pacuraru got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heleno Tutorskiy in the 16th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leontin Bouleanu hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Heleno Tutorskiy came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Heleno Tutorskiy came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leontin Bouleanu in the 25th minute of the match. Marcos Cotilla was a little too slow when Heleno Tutorskiy got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 2-1. In the 36th minute Heleno Tutorskiy 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. Niculae Curăreanu 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 37th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leontin Bouleanu got free with Marcos Cotilla in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Isidoro Sarmiento hit a great ball. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heleno Tutorskiy in the 42nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Panama's Aaron Barrios got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After some careless play in the Tutor Militari defense, Tomas Berganza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Niculae Curăreanu. The Tutor Militari fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Niculae Curăreanu should have stopped the shot. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

A collision led to Tutor Militari getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Leontin Bouleanu hit a great ball. After 56 minutes of play, Tutor Militari's Ivan Pacuraru made it 3-3 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! In the 60th minute, Miguel Miralles had to leave the field with a concussion. Leontin Bouleanu's late challenge caught a Panama's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leontin Bouleanu helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tutor Militari fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 60th minute. Penalty! Niculae Curăreanu was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Isidoro Sarmiento capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Isidoro Sarmiento really showed his touch with that goal: 3-4. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Abraham Alguacil took a quick shot and it went in 3-5 without a chance for Niculae Curăreanu to make any attempt to save it. In the 73rd 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: 3-6. Heleno Tutorskiy succeeded in the game's 76th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-6. Panama's Tomas Berganza managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ivan Pacuraru in the 79 minute of the game. In the 80th minute, Isidoro Sarmiento 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. With splendid footwork Tomas Berganza arrived in front of goal to shoot 4-7 by the left pole in the game's 82nd minute. Niculae Curăreanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Berganza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Alex Cambeiro hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mark Tutorskiy during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mark Tutorskiy hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Panama eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.