Challenge

Kalahari Desert
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Aron Ghinescu made the kick off and thus started the match. Alfred Coleiro took the ball and in the 6 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 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Amir Abou Jisser kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ilija Skugor. That made the score 3-0 in the 10 minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Meerkats FC's Giuseppe Chircop 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, 4-0. 18 minutes into the match, Amir Abou Jisser notched a goal, 5-0, 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. In the 22nd minute, Shaun De Battista left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Meerkats FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Aron Ghinescu scored 8-0 in the 30th 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. After some careless play in the Croatia defense, Alfred Coleiro 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. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Meerkats FC's Gilbert Incorvaia. But to his dismay, Gilbert Incorvaia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 11-0. 46 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Amir Abou Jisser came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aron Ghinescu in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 11-0 at half-time.

Ilija Skugor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfred Coleiro went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 12-0 was the resulting score. George Axiaq recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 59 minutes into the game, Meerkats FC's Alfred Coleiro 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, 13-0. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amir Abou Jisser in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th match minute, Croatia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Domazet to maneuver through the defense. Benjamin Domazet hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Meerkats FC's Shaun De Battista couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 66th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Croatia. 68 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Alfred Coleiro came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aron Ghinescu in the 69th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Ildefonso Fliz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ildefonso Fliz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 14-0. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Meerkats FC's Ildefonso Fliz. But to his dismay, Ildefonso Fliz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 15-0. 84 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Ildefonso Fliz came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aron Ghinescu took the ball and in the 85 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 16-0. 88 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Ildefonso Fliz came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 90 minutes, the score became 17-0 when Ildefonso Fliz sped through Croatia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ilija Skugor. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shaun De Battista in the 93rd minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the game, Aron Ghinescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 18-0. Ilija Skugor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the referee ended the match the Meerkats FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.