Challenge

CBGB
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cipriano Rik kicked off to start the match. After 4 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Damir Pongrac. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodoro Eate in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th match minute, MONCHOSFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Villagra to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute Cesar Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilija Skugor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 11 played minutes MONCHOSFC got a freekick which was hit by Godfredo Paskal. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodoro Eate in the 13th minute of the match. Croatia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 16th minute, when Cesar Garcia scored to the left of an out of position Ilija Skugor, making the score, 1-0. In the 20th minute, Cipriano Rik reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ilija Skugor. The goal made the score 2-0. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesar Garcia in the 23rd minute of the match. Damir Pongrac fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eloy Behe having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Cesar Garcia 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 3-0. 28 minutes into the match, Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cipriano Rik. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Benjamin Domazet hit a great ball. Ilija Skugor acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 30th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Teodoro Eate. Cesar Garcia scored 4-0 in the 31st 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. Jorge Villagra'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. Jorge Villagra helped the player get up and apologised. In the 34th match minute, MONCHOSFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Villagra to maneuver through the defense. Cesar Garcia took the ball and in the 37 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. The crowd rose to their feet as MONCHOSFC's Teodoro Eate slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ilija Skugor. That made the score 6-0 after 41 minutes of play. Eloy Behe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toni Mauzer in the 46th minute of play. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Toni Mauzer made a kick off. 53 minutes into the game, MONCHOSFC's Cipriano Rik 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, 7-0. The audience was convinced that Toni Mauzer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eloy Behe was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by MONCHOSFC's Cesar Garcia. But to his dismay, Cesar Garcia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. Eloy Behe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damir Pongrac in the 68th minute of play. After having played for 70 minutes, Damir Pongrac managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Croatia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Damir Pongrac was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 72nd minute, Tadeo Leobardo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MONCHOSFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. In the 78th minute Jorge Villagra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilija Skugor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Croatia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 79th minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Cipriano Rik in the 85th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Neven Culina during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Neven Culina got a free kick in the 85th minute. 87 minutes into the game, Cesar Garcia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 11-0. Ilija Skugor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 93rd minute Jorge Villagra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilija Skugor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cipriano Rik, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. After having played for 95 minutes, Jorge Villagra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MONCHOSFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Villagra was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cipriano Rik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MONCHOSFC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.