Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the match, Cevher Alişan 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 Cevher Alişan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Devran Aktürk took the ball and in the 8 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 2-0. With a little luck, Croatia's Ilija Skugor got control of the ball when Edoardo Persichetti tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Cevher Alişan put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ilija Skugor. Edoardo Persichetti might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ilija Skugor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edoardo Persichetti ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 20th play minute Devran Aktürk came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ilija Skugor. 4-0. Damir Pongrac hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Croatia's Ilija Skugor got control of the ball when Devran Aktürk tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Berk Özcebe in the 29th minute of play. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by PoleStarIV's Wouter Weghorst. But to his dismay, Wouter Weghorst quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. In the 38th minute, Croatia's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Wouter Weghorst fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ilija Skugor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cevher Alişan went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Croatia's zone, Berk Özcebe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal and Berk Özcebe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cevher Alişan to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Croatia defense, Cevher Alişan 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. After a rather tough play, PoleStarIV's İsrafil Tor got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Cevher Alişan made a precise shot to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Devran Aktürk in the 69th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 71 minutes of play, PoleStarIV's Wouter Weghorst 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! Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cevher Alişan in the 78th minute of the match. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cevher Alişan, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute, Cevher Alişan 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. In the 90th minute, Edoardo Persichetti 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 12-0. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cevher Alişan in the 94th minute of play. In the 94th match minute, Croatia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damir Pongrac to maneuver through the defense. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cevher Alişan in the 96th minute of play. There was no doubt that PoleStarIV were the better team. PoleStarIV's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.