Challenge

Valla Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ciro Fata took the kick off in the first half of the match. Panama's Marcos Cotilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Panama from getting a goal against them. In the 9th minute Abraham Alguacil suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 10 minutes into the game, Thor Stabbe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valla Fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panama the free kick. Panama's Estefania Rasgado was substituted for Abraham Alguacil. In the 14th minute Isidoro Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antoine Lovera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valla Fc's Antoine Lovera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 15th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Valla Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Antoine Lovera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Miguel Miralles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Niklas Isaksson who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 24thth minute tested the skills of Marcos Cotilla when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Antoine Lovera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 29th minute of play. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Nykvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 34 played minutes Valla Fc got a freekick which was hit by Albert Hedkvist. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felipe Ros during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 40 minutes into the game, one of Panama:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 48th minute of the match Panama got a corner. Valla Fc's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tomas Berganza ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Miguel Miralles got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Antoine Lovera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Berganza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Berganza to maneuver through the defense. Jose Carita made in the 58th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Tomas Berganza. Antoine Lovera made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Estefania Rasgado sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Panama's Dylan Sarmiento got a free kick in the 61st minute. After having played for 62 minutes, Tor-Ivar Kalland managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valla Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tor-Ivar Kalland was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice moves Estefania Rasgado could shoot a difficult shot in the 64th minute, which Antoine Lovera however easily saved by the left post. Antoine Lovera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Cambeiro in the 69th minute of play. In the 72nd 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. After a rather tough play, Valla Fc's Thor Stabbe got a free kick in the 76th minute. Antoine Lovera came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Panama's Estefania Rasgado. But to his dismay, Estefania Rasgado quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Antoine Lovera 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 80th minute. In the 81st match minute, Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Miralles to maneuver through the defense. Felipe Ros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomas Berganza struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Antoine Lovera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. Through an outstanding action, after 86 minutes, Antoine Lovera successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Valla Fc's Antoine Lovera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 87th minute of play. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Antoine Lovera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Panama booed when Valla Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Hedkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball.