Challenge

Thames Park
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristian Ottaway in the 3rd minute of play. Alex Cambeiro charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alex Cambeiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Henley on Thames United booed when Panama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Cambeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 11 minutes, Miguel Miralles managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miguel Miralles was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 13 played minutes Henley on Thames United got a freekick which was hit by Devon Hook. Sofoklis Prinianakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Alguacil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kristian Ottaway blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcos Cotilla having to make a save. Tomas Berganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Sofoklis Prinianakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes in the game, Jake Marriott dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Jake Marriott tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 28 minutes of play, Henley on Thames United's Carl Houghton made it 1-0 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! Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joe Wright in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Miguel Miralles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 41 minutes into the match, Henley on Thames United's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Sofoklis Prinianakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kristian Ottaway to strike the kick off in the second half. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristian Ottaway, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kristian Ottaway scored 2-0 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcos Cotilla, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Henley on Thames United getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Kristian Ottaway hit a great ball. In the 62nd match minute, Henley on Thames United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carl Houghton to maneuver through the defense. When Tomas Berganza came up free with the goalie in the 63rd 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 Tomas Berganza couldn't finish the play. 66 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Kristian Ottaway came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute Carl Houghton 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. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carl Houghton in the 68th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the game, Carl Houghton cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Marcos Cotilla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Panama getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Miguel Miralles hit a great ball. Dylan Sarmiento kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the game, Henley on Thames United's Kristian Ottaway nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Cotilla made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Henley on Thames United made a substitution. Edgar Iovanovici replaced Jake Marriott. After some careless play in the Panama defense, Carl Houghton 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. 87 minutes into the match, Edgar Iovanovici notched a goal, 6-0, 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. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Houghton in the 91st minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Joe Wright had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcos Cotilla. Panama's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joe Wright was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Iovanovici in the 96th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Henley on Thames United fully deserved thier win.