Challenge

Otuzyedi Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Panama's Tomas Berganza started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Matthew Garrido fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Panama's protests and gave Matthew Garrido a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Panama's Matthew Garrido got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 5th minute, Ataman Gençoğlu 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 1-0. When the match clock showed 15 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Tomas Berganza sped through OTUZYEDİ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Abdullatif Demirezen. 19 minutes into the match, Tomas Berganza notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of OTUZYEDİ's Abdullatif Demirezen. Abdullatif Demirezen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 23rd 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: 1-3. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind OTUZYEDİ's goalkeeper Abdullatif Demirezen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. OTUZYEDİ's Abdullatif Demirezen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 32nd minute of play. 48 minutes into the match, OTUZYEDİ's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Abdullatif Demirezen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Batu Cem Uluberk was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Tomas Berganza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panama's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Berganza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdullatif Demirezen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 58 minutes into the match, OTUZYEDİ's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Abdullatif Demirezen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute, Hilmi User hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Tomas Berganza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panama's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Berganza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdullatif Demirezen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Tomas Berganza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abdullatif Demirezen was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Tomas Berganza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abdullatif Demirezen was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. 68 minutes into the game, OTUZYEDİ's Batu Cem Uluberk 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, 2-4. In the 74th minute of the match Panama got a corner. OTUZYEDİ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abraham Alguacil ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jose Carita hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Batu Cem Uluberk in the 77th minute of the match. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by Panama's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mustafa Arif Dikici was slow to take the kick. During this time OTUZYEDİ's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on OTUZYEDİ's corner Mustafa Arif Dikici fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marcos Cotilla quite easily take care of the ball. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Batu Cem Uluberk in the 81st minute of play. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Batu Cem Uluberk in the 83rd minute of play. Hilmi User took the ball and in the 92 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 3-4. Hilmi User got his second yellow card in the match during the 95th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 96th match minute, OTUZYEDİ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hilmi User to maneuver through the defense. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Panama walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.