Challenge

Stadion Big
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Toni Mauzer took the kick off in the first half of the match. Damir Pongrac received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Szczepan Polkoski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kazimierz Gdowik's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ilija Skugor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Ostdorf's Kazimierz Gdowik. But to his dismay, Kazimierz Gdowik quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Ilija Skugor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kazimierz Gdowik in the 14th minute. If Toni Mauzer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Damir Pongrac received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Szczepan Polkoski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Borys Traczewski'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. Borys Traczewski helped the player get up and apologised. Ostdorf's Kazimierz Gdowik got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Witold Pilipiec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute, Martin Bosak got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ilija Skugor made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Kazimierz Gdowik sent off a good shot on target. 39 minutes into the game, Damir Pongrac 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 Ostdorf the free kick. Damir Pongrac hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

In the 54th minute, Dinko Stankovic left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Croatia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ostdorf's goalkeeper Szczepan Polkoski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Croatia's Neven Culina pulled a muscle in his leg after 58 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Borys Traczewski got his second yellow card in the match during the 58th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 64th minute Toni Mauzer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Szczepan Polkoski 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 65th minute. Szczepan Polkoski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kazimierz Gdowik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute, Damir Pongrac reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Szczepan Polkoski. The goal made the score 1-2. Teo Gudelj's late challenge caught a Ostdorf's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teo Gudelj helped the player get up and apologised. Teo Gudelj hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Ostdorf's attentive Wawrzyniec Bakes managed to snatch the ball when Eduard Kostelac made a throw-in in the 80th minute of the game. If Wawrzyniec Bakes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With 90 minutes on the clock, Patrik Terzic commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 89 minutes into the game, one of Croatia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Ostdorf a penalty, 92 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Witold Pilipiec, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Croatia's Ilija Skugor. 3-2. In the 97th minute, Toni Mauzer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kazimierz Gdowik in the 99th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ilija Skugor saved Croatia from getting behind. Ostdorf were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Croatia for a fine match.