Challenge

Dragon Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Toni Mauzer took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the match, P O L O N I A's goal looked a bit too open when Damir Pongrac came free, but Julian Makowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julian Makowski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Toni Mauzer went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Julian Makowski came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Croatia's Damir Pongrac. But to his dismay, Damir Pongrac quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the 14th minute, Martin Bosak made a precise shot to the right of Julian Makowski. P O L O N I A's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. 17 minutes into the match, P O L O N I A's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Bosak came free, but Julian Makowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute Damir Pongrac shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Makowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Toni Mauzer notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of P O L O N I A's Julian Makowski. Julian Makowski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Julian Makowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damir Pongrac, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Julian Makowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damir Pongrac, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute Toni Mauzer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Makowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julian Makowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Mauzer, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 31 minutes into the match, P O L O N I A's goal looked a bit too open when Damir Pongrac came free, but Julian Makowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Mauzer in the 32nd minute of play forced P O L O N I A's goalkeeper Julian Makowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. P O L O N I A were furious when Herbert Olszewski was red carded, 33 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 33rd minute of the game. One of P O L O N I A:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Croatia:s goal. Julian Makowski had in the 35thth minute some difficulties stopping Toni Mauzer's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 35 minutes of play, Croatia's Toni Mauzer made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julian Makowski was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Toni Mauzer in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julian Makowski saved P O L O N I A from getting behind. Julian Makowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinko Stankovic, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Mauzer in the 42nd minute of play forced P O L O N I A's goalkeeper Julian Makowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 48th minute, Toni Mauzer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Croatia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-7 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mariusz Kajdasz to strike the kick off in the second half. Damir Pongrac scored 0-8 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julian Makowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, P O L O N I A's Julian Makowski got control of the ball when Toni Mauzer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julian Makowski made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Damir Pongrac sent off a good shot on target. P O L O N I A's Julian Makowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toni Mauzer in the 63rd minute of play. Toni Mauzer took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julian Makowski. Julian Makowski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-9. Eduard Kostelac charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eduard Kostelac the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eduard Kostelac kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Julian Makowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damir Pongrac in the 71st minute of the match. Julian Makowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damir Pongrac, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dinko Stankovic scored 1-10 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julian Makowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, P O L O N I A's Julian Makowski got control of the ball when Toni Mauzer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julian Makowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damir Pongrac in the 88th minute of the match. Damir Pongrac received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Julian Makowski came out and tried to block the shot, but Damir Pongrac slotted it home off the left post making it 1-11 in the 91st minute. Julian Makowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Mauzer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 97th minute, Witalis Rosiewicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 99th minute, Croatia's Eduard Kostelac dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-12. Croatia played a much better game than P O L O N I A and deserved their victory. The P O L O N I A players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.