Challenge

Stadion Moythienen
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Toni Mauzer started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Damir Pongrac during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Damir Pongrac kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. In the 6th match minute, Moythienen SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radomir Domamir to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute Martin Bosak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lech Gniewek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dinko Stankovic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Lech Gniewek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Martin Bosak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Damir Pongrac fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lech Gniewek having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arkadiusz Puszynski in the 16th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lech Gniewek stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Toni Mauzer's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Toni Mauzer kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Radomil Kosel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lech Gniewek came out of the goal in the 23rd 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 0-1. Croatia's Ilija Skugor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Croatia from getting a goal against them. In the 36th minute of the match, Wiktor Mochadlo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ilija Skugor was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Toni Mauzer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Arkadiusz Puszynski made the kick off in the second half. 51 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 Moythienen SSA the free kick. 53 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Radomir Domamir came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Croatia's Dinko Stankovic got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Martin Bosak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Lech Gniewek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61st match minute, Croatia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Neven Culina to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damir Pongrac got free with Lech Gniewek in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Krzysztof Rawa's late challenge caught a Croatia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Krzysztof Rawa helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Moythienen SSA getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Krzysztof Rawa hit a great ball. Wiktor Mochadlo struck a weak shot in the 70th 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 Moythienen SSA. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arkadiusz Puszynski in the 72nd minute of play. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arkadiusz Puszynski in the 74th minute of play. Toni Mauzer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lech Gniewek having to make a save. In the 77thth minute of the game Arkadiusz Puszynski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Croatia's Ilija Skugor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pawel Puszynski hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Dinko Stankovic fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lech Gniewek having to interfere. 89 minutes into the game, Dinko Stankovic cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Lech Gniewek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 96 minutes into the match, Moythienen SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Bosak came free, but Lech Gniewek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Moythienen SSA supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Croatia's performance. The match ended with a win for Croatia.