Challenge

Horoz Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Toni Mauzer got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Damir Pongrac. After 7 minutes, Benjamin Domazet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Croatia and the Denizli United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 7th minute, Benjamin Domazet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ahmet Refik Mengüç 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 10th minute. Damir Pongrac kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Ali Orhan Satıkbuğra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ahmet Refik Mengüç took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damir Pongrac, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Namık Kemal Taylan took the ball and in the 21 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 1-1. 27 minutes into the match Turabi Özver climbed in front of goal and pressed up 3-1 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Ilija Skugor. When Patrik Terzic fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Croatia's protests and gave Patrik Terzic a yellow card for diving instead. Patrik Terzic kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Namık Kemal Taylan struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Ilija Skugor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Denizli United. When Denizli United's Namık Kemal Taylan in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Croatia's goalie prevented a goal. Turabi Özver's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ilija Skugor firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Namık Kemal Taylan in the 41st minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmet Refik Mengüç 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 45th minute. Ahmet Refik Mengüç showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Bosak in the 47th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Turabi Özver made the kick off in the second half. 4-1 became the score in the 52nd minute when Turabi Özver elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Ilija Skugor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Turabi Özver went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. If Namık Kemal Taylan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Namık Kemal Taylan in the 61st minute of play. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Turabi Özver in the 63rd minute of play. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Namık Kemal Taylan in the 65th minute of play. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Turabi Özver, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Turabi Özver hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Denizli United's goalkeeper Ahmet Refik Mengüç, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Bahadır Rüşti came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Denizli United 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 Bahadır Rüşti couldn't finish the play. When Yusuf Atılay fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Denizli United's protests and gave Yusuf Atılay a yellow card for diving instead. After 74 played minutes Denizli United got a freekick which was hit by Yusuf Atılay. The audience thought a goal was coming when Toni Mauzer got free with Ahmet Refik Mengüç in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 80 minutes into the game, Toni Mauzer 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 Denizli United the free kick. Toni Mauzer hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. 91 minutes into the game, Denizli United's Turabi Özver nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ilija Skugor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-1. Turabi Özver scored 8-1 in the 96th 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. Denizli United walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.