Challenge

Samsung Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dilan Dacquin took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd match minute, Croatia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teo Gudelj to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Croatia defense, Rachid Rion 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. With a little luck, Croatia's Ilija Skugor got control of the ball when Bora Pavlovski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rachid Rion, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Dilan Dacquin came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dilan Dacquin in the 13th minute of play. Ilija Skugor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Magne Biörnberg in the 21st minute. Toni Mauzer struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Tristan Valdivia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Croatia. After a rather tough play, F.C. Struga's Bora Pavlovski got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 36th minute, Bora Pavlovski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The F.C. Struga fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rachid Rion in the 39th minute of the match. Croatia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 40th minute, when Dilan Dacquin scored to the left of an out of position Ilija Skugor, making the score, 4-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bora Pavlovski got free with Ilija Skugor in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dilan Dacquin took the ball and in the 44 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 5-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Toni Mauzer to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Martin Bosak 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. Dinko Stankovic sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dilan Dacquin, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rachid Rion, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dilan Dacquin in the 59th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Bora Pavlovski came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magne Biörnberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 66 minutes of play, F.C. Struga's Bora Pavlovski made it 6-0 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 69th minute, Dilan Dacquin made a precise shot to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. In the 72nd minute, Bora Pavlovski made a precise shot to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. Bora Pavlovski got in the 76th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Ilija Skugor handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Silvije Santek hit a great ball. A collision led to F.C. Struga getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Bora Pavlovski hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the game, Benjamin Domazet 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 F.C. Struga the free kick. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Benjamin Domazet got a free kick in the 81st minute. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Magne Biörnberg in the 82nd minute of play. 87 minutes into the game, Bora Pavlovski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-0. Ilija Skugor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bora Pavlovski scored 12-0 in the 94th 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. 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. F.C. Struga fully deserved thier win.