Challenge

United Center
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Czeslaw Gurgul took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Czeslaw Gurgul notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Panama's Marcos Cotilla. Marcos Cotilla was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Czeslaw Gurgul fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Cotilla having to interfere. Tales Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 9th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Timoteo Gartxot kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcos Cotilla. That made the score 2-1 in the 16 minute of play. Marcos Cotilla made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Czeslaw Gurgul sent off a good shot on target. 24 minutes into the game, Tomas Berganza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Tales Neiva was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tomas Berganza hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudio Jullian in the 28th minute of play. In the 30th minute Miguel Miralles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tales Neiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timoteo Gartxot in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Magnus Hjälm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute, Magnus Hjälm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Atlanticalvos FC's zone, Abraham Alguacil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tales Neiva came out of the goal and Abraham Alguacil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tales Neiva came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Panama's Alex Cambeiro. But to his dismay, Alex Cambeiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 50th minute Enrique Barnard 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. Abraham Alguacil's late challenge caught a Atlanticalvos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abraham Alguacil helped the player get up and apologised. After 53 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Abraham Alguacil. After 58 minutes of play, Atlanticalvos FC's Czeslaw Gurgul 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! Tales Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Miralles in the 62nd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Abraham Alguacil notched a goal, 3-4, to the right of Atlanticalvos FC's Tales Neiva. Tales Neiva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tomas Berganza struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Tales Neiva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. Abraham Alguacil got his second yellow card in the match during the 70th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 72nd minute of the game. One of Panama:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Atlanticalvos FC:s goal. Isidoro Sarmiento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tales Neiva having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Miralles in the 78th minute of play forced Atlanticalvos FC's goalkeeper Tales Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Atlanticalvos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Sarmiento came free, but Tales Neiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atlanticalvos FC's Tales Neiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 81st minute of play. After 87 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Dylan Sarmiento. When the final whistle sounded Panama left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Atlanticalvos FC.