Challenge

Howard Stark Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Haroldo Sardaneta made the kick off and thus started the match. Damir Pongrac hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. 6 minutes into the match, Haroldo Sardaneta dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ilija Skugor, 1-0. Martin Bosak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute, Toni Mauzer 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. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Patrik Terzic hit a great ball. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Benjamin Domazet hit a great ball. Libertad Gama made a great header on Stark Inc FC's corner, it was just that Croatia's Ilija Skugor managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 27th minute, Stark Inc FC's Haroldo Sardaneta ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ilija Skugor. Ilija Skugor yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Ilija Skugor was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Delfino Guibar capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Delfino Guibar really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Croatia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Toni Mauzer in the 37th minute. Croatia's Toni Mauzer was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Hurko Tesillo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcones Almazan in the 39th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo Sardaneta, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Damir Pongrac got a free kick in the 44th minute. In the 46th minute, Delfino Guibar 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 4-0.

52 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 Stark Inc FC the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Sardaneta in the 55th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delfino Guibar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Stark Inc FC's Haroldo Sardaneta. But to his dismay, Haroldo Sardaneta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haroldo Sardaneta in the 63rd minute of play. After recieving a nice pass, Stark Inc FC's Haroldo Sardaneta tried to score from far away in the 65th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Ilija Skugor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Haroldo Sardaneta's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. 74 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Delfino Guibar came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delfino Guibar in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th match minute, Croatia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damir Pongrac to maneuver through the defense. Ilija Skugor didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Stark Inc FC's Haroldo Sardaneta shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 7-0 in the ordered_time% minute. 81 minutes into the game, Stark Inc FC's Haroldo Sardaneta 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, 8-0. In the 85th minute, Marcones Almazan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stark Inc FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. After some careless play in the Croatia defense, Alpay Rüştü 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. There was no doubt that Stark Inc FC were the better team. Stark Inc FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.