Challenge

Colosseum
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lykomedes Harames got the match started through his kick off. When Lykomedes Harames came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Empire of Soccer fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lykomedes Harames couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Lykomedes Harames's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilija Skugor was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Silvije Santek hit a great ball. Lykomedes Harames had several of the Croatia's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 12 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Ilija Skugor as he didn't even see the shot coming. The supporters of Empire of Soccer booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvije Santek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lykomedes Harames recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 19th minute Gerson Cruzado 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. After 20 minutes, Patrik Terzic mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Croatia and the Empire of Soccer players grew even worse after the yellow card. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lykomedes Harames in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ilija Skugor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Croatia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 25th minute, when Lykomedes Harames scored to the left of an out of position Ilija Skugor, making the score, 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lykomedes Harames in the 28th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lykomedes Harames'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 30th minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, one of Croatia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Croatia:s Ilija Skugor showed great skill when he stopped Gerson Cruzado:s penalty. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Empire of Soccer's Gerson Cruzado. But to his dismay, Gerson Cruzado quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Ilija Skugor was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Natalio Blanco capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Natalio Blanco really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0. Lykomedes Harames could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Ilija Skugor made a huge save.

Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerson Cruzado in the 52nd minute of play. In the 52nd minute, Gerson Cruzado 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 6-0. In the 55th minute, Silvije Santek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lykomedes Harames, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Empire of Soccer's Gerson Cruzado. But to his dismay, Gerson Cruzado quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. Ilija Skugor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lykomedes Harames's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Lykomedes Harames took the ball and in the 64 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 8-0. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lykomedes Harames in the 70th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Lykomedes Harames's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilija Skugor was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. In the 77th minute, Wit Beton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Empire of Soccer fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. Empire of Soccer made a substitution. Xanthos Fikias replaced Furo Bolas. After 82 minutes of play, Empire of Soccer's Wit Beton made it 10-0 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! In the 86th minute, Wit Beton made a precise shot to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 11-0. 89 minutes into the match, Gerson Cruzado 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 Gerson Cruzado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 12-0. In the 96th minute, Wit Beton 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 13-0.