Challenge

Ömeranli Stadyumu
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Toni Mauzer kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arif Bilge İlksel during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 3 played minutes TavsancaliSpor got a freekick which was hit by Arif Bilge İlksel. Doğaner Akdiken kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Sezen Mesut stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Toni Mauzer's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. In the 11th minute, Arif Bilge İlksel 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 1-0. Sezen Mesut didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Damir Pongrac went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After 21 minutes of play, TavsancaliSpor's Arif Bilge İlksel made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ilija Skugor was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 23 minutes, Toni Mauzer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Croatia and the TavsancaliSpor players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Toni Mauzer got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute Martin Bosak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sezen Mesut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Damir Pongrac notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of TavsancaliSpor's Sezen Mesut. Sezen Mesut was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 32 minutes into the match, TavsancaliSpor's goal looked a bit too open when Dinko Stankovic came free, but Sezen Mesut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ertan Dural could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Ilija Skugor made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Mauzer in the 36th minute of play forced TavsancaliSpor's goalkeeper Sezen Mesut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sezen Mesut took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduard Kostelac, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. TavsancaliSpor's Sezen Mesut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toni Mauzer in the 40th minute of play. Sezen Mesut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Mauzer in the 41st minute of the match. After 42 played minutes TavsancaliSpor got a freekick which was hit by Mikail Keskiner. After the first half Croatia were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mikail Keskiner made a kick off. In the 50th minute, Vefa Sevimli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cüneyd Tulunay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilija Skugor having to interfere. Damir Pongrac hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Patrik Terzic lost his temper 62 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 62 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Croatia! Cüneyd Tulunay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mikail Keskiner's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ilija Skugor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Ahmet Vasif kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Toni Mauzer sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and TavsancaliSpor's Sezen Mesut didn't even have to move. Arif Bilge İlksel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ertan Dural, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 97 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Ertan Dural came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Croatia players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.