Challenge

Kazimierza Deyny
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Toni Mauzer made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Cezary Kucharski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Legia Warszawa 【L】's supporters rose to their feet, but Cezary Kucharski 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. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Patrik Terzic hit a great ball. If Marek Sagan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lech Porajewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Ilija Skugor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cezary Kucharski in the 10th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cezary Kucharski in the 12th minute of play. With a little luck, Croatia's Ilija Skugor got control of the ball when Bogdan Poreda tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ilija Skugor made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Jacek Kazimierz sent off a good shot on target. Lech Porajewski struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Ilija Skugor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Legia Warszawa 【L】. In the 18th minute, Marek Sagan made a precise shot to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Ilija Skugor was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Cezary Kucharski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cezary Kucharski really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Teo Gudelj's late challenge caught a Legia Warszawa 【L】'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. In the 29th minute, Legia Warszawa 【L】 got a penalty, and Cezary Kucharski placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. Ilija Skugor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lech Porajewski in the 33rd minute. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Legia Warszawa 【L】's Bogdan Poreda. But to his dismay, Bogdan Poreda quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. 37 minutes into the game, Legia Warszawa 【L】's Marek Sagan 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, 6-0. 7-0 became the score in the 41st minute when Cezary Kucharski elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogdan Poreda in the 44th minute of play. After 46 minutes, Bogdan Poreda made it 8-0 with a short kick to the right side. Croatia's Ilija Skugor tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cezary Kucharski to make the kick off. When Lech Porajewski came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Legia Warszawa 【L】 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 Lech Porajewski couldn't finish the play. 54 minutes into the game, Cezary Kucharski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Ilija Skugor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ilija Skugor didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Legia Warszawa 【L】's Cezary Kucharski shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 10-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 63rd minute, Jacek Kazimierz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Legia Warszawa 【L】 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-0. In the 66th minute Marek Sagan 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. After some careless play in the Croatia defense, Cezary Kucharski 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. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacek Kazimierz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 72 minutes of play, Legia Warszawa 【L】's Jacek Kazimierz made it 13-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ilija Skugor was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Marek Sagan in the 78th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacek Kazimierz in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Marek Sagan 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 Marek Sagan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 14-0. Roman Kosecki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacek Kazimierz in the 88th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marek Sagan in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ilija Skugor saved Croatia from getting behind. 94 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Cezary Kucharski came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Cezary Kucharski came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There was no doubt that Legia Warszawa 【L】 were the better team. Legia Warszawa 【L】's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.