Challenge

Estadio Zebolla
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Toni Mauzer started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Ladio Pis 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. 7 minutes into the game, Silvije Santek threw the ball into play from the sideline. Zebolla FC's Ladio Pis quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 8 minutes into the match, Severiano Corneja 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 Severiano Corneja was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 14th minute, Ladio Pis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ilija Skugor was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Severiano Corneja showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 18 minute of play. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ekialde Pañizares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 22 played minutes Zebolla FC got a freekick which was hit by Desire Mañaria. Benjamin Domazet was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 25 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute, one of Croatia:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Croatia. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ekialde Pañizares, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Ekialde Pañizares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 34 minutes into the match, Ekialde Pañizares dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ilija Skugor, 5-0. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladio Pis, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute Ixona Antiñano 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 43 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Silvije Santek. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Zebolla FC's Luis-Antonio Giraldo was substituted for Ladio Pis. The wind increased when Ekialde Pañizares made the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Desire Mañaria came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute Dante Zubillaga suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Desire Mañaria in the 59th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Silvije Santek got a free kick in the 64th minute. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacob Escarza in the 66th minute of play. In the 69th minute Ekialde Pañizares 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 Ekialde Pañizares in the 73rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Desire Mañaria managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zebolla FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Desire Mañaria was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ilija Skugor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Sauveur Pejuan fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zebolla FC's protests and gave Sauveur Pejuan a yellow card for diving instead. Sauveur Pejuan hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute, Neven Culina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Desire Mañaria scored 6-0 in the 84th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Desire Mañaria in the 89th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Dinko Stankovic got a free kick in the 94th minute. Ilija Skugor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Severiano Corneja went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Zebolla FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.