Challenge

De Rossem Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Toni Mauzer made the kick off which started today's match. If Stein Van Eyke had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 4th minute of the match, Lou Cromefeldt got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ilija Skugor was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Croatia's Ilija Skugor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Croatia from getting a goal against them. In the 11th minute, Stein Van Eyke fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Lou Cromefeldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Ilija Skugor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ilija Skugor was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Crispijn Deprez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 15 minute of play. Crispijn Deprez took the ball and in the 19 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 3-0. Tibo Cromefeldt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Fc Rossem's Tibo Cromefeldt slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ilija Skugor. That made the score 4-0 after 26 minutes of play. In the 29th minute Stein Van Eyke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilija Skugor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Lou Cromefeldt got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 35 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Stein Van Eyke came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilija Skugor had great luck who in the 36thth minute grab hold of the ball when Stein Van Eyke from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. After 37 minutes of play, Fc Rossem's Tibo Cromefeldt made it 5-0 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! Lou Cromefeldt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ilija Skugor made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Tibo Cromefeldt sent off a good shot on target. Toni Mauzer kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stein Van Eyke to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Oliver Rogiers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Ilija Skugor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 54 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Eduard Kostelac. In the 58th minute, Tibo Cromefeldt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fc Rossem fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Fc Rossem's Lou Cromefeldt. But to his dismay, Lou Cromefeldt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. A collision led to Fc Rossem getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Remi Van Beringhen hit a great ball. 67 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Stein Van Eyke came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Eduard Kostelac got a free kick in the 69th minute. Fc Rossem's Florian De Vleeschauwere played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toni Mauzer in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stein Van Eyke in the 73rd minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute Tibo Cromefeldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilija Skugor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stein Van Eyke in the 76th minute of the match. Toni Mauzer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Florian De Vleeschauwere made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Toni Mauzer in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Florian De Vleeschauwere prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 79 minutes into the match, Stein Van Eyke 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 Stein Van Eyke was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. 83 minutes into the game, Silvije Santek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Croatia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fc Rossem the free kick. In the 83rd minute, Silvije Santek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute, Lou Cromefeldt got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lou Cromefeldt in the 86th minute of the match. Fc Rossem's Lou Cromefeldt got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ilija Skugor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tibo Cromefeldt went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 10-0 was the resulting score. When Remi Van Beringhen fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fc Rossem's protests and gave Remi Van Beringhen a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th minute, Remi Van Beringhen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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. Fc Rossem fully deserved thier win.