Challenge

Stadion Tfaruk
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Roman Tim Tfaruk's Pawel Pan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dinko Stankovic kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the game, Croatia's Damir Pongrac nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bogumil Hludzenski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazimierz Rostow in the 10th minute of play. Croatia's Damir Pongrac got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kazimierz Rostow fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilija Skugor having to interfere. Ilija Skugor was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pawel Pan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 19 minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Kazimierz Rostow came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Silvije Santek during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 26th minute, Silvije Santek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bogumil Hludzenski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toni Mauzer in the 29th minute of play. In the 29th minute Toni Mauzer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogumil Hludzenski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, Fryderyk Lewkowicz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Roman Tim Tfaruk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Croatia the free kick. Fryderyk Lewkowicz hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Antoni Derlanga could shoot a difficult shot in the 43rd minute, which Ilija Skugor however easily saved by the left post. Martin Bosak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogumil Hludzenski having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Toni Mauzer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Slawomir Walicki hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kazimierz Rostow, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Croatia's zone, Antoni Derlanga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal and Antoni Derlanga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Slawomir Walicki lost his temper 67 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. When the match had been going on for 69 minutes, Croatia's Toni Mauzer got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Bogumil Hludzenski. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pawel Pan in the 72nd minute of play. When Antoni Derlanga came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Roman Tim Tfaruk fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Antoni Derlanga couldn't finish the play. Antoni Derlanga might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ilija Skugor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antoni Derlanga ran back to his position shaking his head. Kazimierz Rostow received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Ilija Skugor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, Antoni Derlanga notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Croatia's Ilija Skugor. Ilija Skugor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 88thth minute of the game Pawel Pan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Croatia's Ilija Skugor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pawel Pan in the 90th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Pawel Pan came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Toni Mauzer during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Toni Mauzer hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Antoni Derlanga might have been able to make a better finish in the 97th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ilija Skugor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antoni Derlanga ran back to his position shaking his head. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antoni Derlanga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.