Challenge

Maksimir
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Toni Mauzer took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marijan Ojdanić in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute, Lipovljani's Tonko Urban ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ilija Skugor. Ilija Skugor yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tonko Urban, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Mihovil Štibić struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Ilija Skugor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lipovljani. Benjamin Domazet kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 13th minute of the match Rio Mata sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ilija Skugor skillfully saved the ball. Lipovljani's Tonko Urban was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 15th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 17 minutes into the game, Tonko Urban recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ilija Skugor. Tonko Urban showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-0. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tonko Petrlin in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Tonko Urban came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lovro Majer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mihovil Štibić got free with Ilija Skugor in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 24 minutes into the game, Lipovljani's Marijan Ojdanić nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ilija Skugor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. 30 minutes into the match, Rio Mata notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Croatia's Ilija Skugor. Ilija Skugor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tonko Petrlin in the 33rd minute of the match. When Lipovljani's Tonko Petrlin in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Croatia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 34th minute, Giovanni van Bronckhorst ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ilija Skugor was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. 37 minutes into the game, Lipovljani's Tonko Urban nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ilija Skugor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. Lovro Majer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Ilija Skugor made a huge save. Mihovil Štibić took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ilija Skugor. Ilija Skugor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-0. Ilija Skugor was a little too slow when Tonko Petrlin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 46th minute. The score was now 11-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Lipovljani's Tobias Galeno was substituted for Rio Mata. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tonko Urban made a kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 53 minutes, Jânio Branco successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some careless play in the Croatia defense, Domagoj Grković kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ilija Skugor. The Croatia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ilija Skugor should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Domagoj Grković's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilija Skugor was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Lipovljani's Mihovil Štibić. But to his dismay, Mihovil Štibić quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 13-0. In the 66th minute, Dinko Stankovic hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Domagoj Grković scored 14-0 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ilija Skugor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tonko Urban in the 73rd minute of play. Silvije Santek hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. When Lipovljani's Domagoj Grković in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Croatia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 77thth minute of the game Tonko Urban who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Croatia's Ilija Skugor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domagoj Grković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Domagoj Grković's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilija Skugor was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 85th minute, Domagoj Grković ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ilija Skugor was frozen by the shot and now it was 15-0. After 93 minutes, Damir Pongrac mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Croatia and the Lipovljani players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Damir Pongrac got a free kick in the 94th minute. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tonko Urban in the 96th minute of the match. Domagoj Grković sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domagoj Grković, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute.