Challenge

Rungrado 1st of May
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Saverio Viqueira started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Eli Antunez charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eli Antunez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Baldemar España showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Mauzer in the 11th minute of the match. Dorio Estrada kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Saverio Viqueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilija Skugor having to interfere. Ilija Skugor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Laurgain Gomar in the 30th minute. When Benigno Mayol fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored April 25 SC's protests and gave Benigno Mayol a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Bosak in the 34th minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Baldemar España to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baldemar España came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Croatia's Toni Mauzer. But to his dismay, Toni Mauzer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The April 25 SC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Croatia were winning 0-2.

In the 52nd minute, Benjamin Domazet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Toni Mauzer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Baldemar España tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Martin Bosak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Damir Pongrac hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Laurgain Gomar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The April 25 SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laurgain Gomar in the 75th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When April 25 SC's Laurgain Gomar in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Croatia's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the Croatia defense, Laurgain Gomar 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. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laurgain Gomar in the 87th minute of play. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laurgain Gomar in the 89th minute of the match. After 89 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Eduard Kostelac. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laurgain Gomar in the 94th minute of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.