Challenge

Zantos IF
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Toni Mauzer got the match started through his kick off. A hard shot 6 in the game by Sergiu Teodoreanu from a close distance when the talented Ilija Skugor managed to make a qualified save. Croatia's players were relieved. Croatia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Timmy Glad scored to the left of an out of position Ilija Skugor, making the score, 1-0. Timmy Glad received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ilija Skugor came out and tried to block the shot, but Timmy Glad slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 13th minute. Sergiu Teodoreanu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zantos IF's Per-Oskar Stor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toni Mauzer in the 23rd minute of play. Zantos IF were furious when Calle Hammarbäck was red carded, 24 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 24th minute, one of Zantos IF:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Zantos IF. In the 25th minute there was a penalty for Croatia. Toni Mauzer stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Per-Oskar Stor. 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Sigvard Uter kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ilija Skugor. That made the score 3-1 in the 30 minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Damir Pongrac hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Rolf Theys managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zantos IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Rolf Theys 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. Sigvard Uter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Ilija Skugor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sergiu Teodoreanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Ilija Skugor made a huge save. Ilija Skugor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sergiu Teodoreanu in the 43rd minute. In the 46th minute, Urbain Richard had to leave the field with a concussion. Toni Mauzer's late challenge caught a Zantos IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Toni Mauzer helped the player get up and apologised. Zantos IF made a substitution. David Samuelsson replaced Urbain Richard. Toni Mauzer kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Sergiu Teodoreanu made the kick off in the second half. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergiu Teodoreanu in the 52nd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, Sergiu Teodoreanu 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 Sergiu Teodoreanu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Timmy Glad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Ilija Skugor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Sergiu Teodoreanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilija Skugor was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Damir Pongrac's late challenge caught a Zantos IF'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. Damir Pongrac kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Ilija Skugor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Timmy Glad's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergiu Teodoreanu in the 74th minute of play. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergiu Teodoreanu in the 80th minute of the match. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergiu Teodoreanu in the 82nd minute of play. Sigvard Uter recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Croatia defense, Sergiu Teodoreanu 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. After 93 played minutes Zantos IF got a freekick which was hit by Sergiu Teodoreanu. In the 96th minute, Sergiu Teodoreanu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zantos IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. Zantos IF's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.