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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to BK Badboll getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Sten Kuse hit a great ball. Croatia's Ilija Skugor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Croatia from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikael Johnsson in the 9th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kenneth Vestberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Damir Pongrac went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 14 minutes into the game, Mikael Johnsson recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ilija Skugor. Mikael Johnsson showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Eskil Ekeroth managed to get in a good position for a shot. BK Badboll's supporters rose to their feet, but Eskil Ekeroth was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ilija Skugor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Through an outstanding action, after 23 minutes, Ilija Skugor successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Ilija Skugor made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Frank Karlsson sent off a good shot on target. Benjamin Domazet charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benjamin Domazet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 27th match minute, Croatia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Domazet to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Mikael Johnsson 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 Frank Karlsson in the 32nd minute of play. Kenneth Vestberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neven Culina in the 33rd minute of play. Damir Pongrac's late challenge caught a BK Badboll's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Damir Pongrac helped the player get up and apologised. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikael Johnsson in the 40th minute of play. Ilija Skugor was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but David Lingren showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 41 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikael Johnsson in the 47th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Toni Mauzer to make the kick off. Ilija Skugor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bartolomej Antal went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. In the 54th minute Mikael Johnsson 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikael Johnsson in the 57th minute of play. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Karlsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the match, Mikael Johnsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mikael Johnsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikael Johnsson in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute Eskil Ekeroth 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. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sten Kuse in the 67th minute of play. 68 minutes into the game, BK Badboll's Mikael Johnsson 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, 6-1. In the 75th minute, Frank Karlsson made a precise shot to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-1. In the 78th minute Mikael Johnsson 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 came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by BK Badboll's Frank Karlsson. But to his dismay, Frank Karlsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-1. The supporters of Croatia booed when BK Badboll was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sten Kuse didn't get a good kick on the ball. 84 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Mikael Johnsson came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Karlsson came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frank Karlsson took the ball and in the 87 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 9-1. In the 92nd minute Mikael Johnsson 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 the 94th minute, Sten Kuse had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. 94 minutes into the game, Toni Mauzer 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 BK Badboll the free kick. Toni Mauzer hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. There was no doubt that BK Badboll were the better team. BK Badboll's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.