Challenge

La Bombonera
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Toni Mauzer started the match with the kick off. Toni Mauzer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hernan Mateo having to interfere. In the 5th minute Martin Bosak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hernan Mateo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Damir Pongrac had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's attentive Silvano Raitin managed to snatch the ball when Eduard Kostelac made a throw-in in the 10th minute of the game. Silvano Raitin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ilija Skugor having to make a save. Eduard Kostelac sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Martin Bosak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Hernan Mateo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Mauzer in the 23rd minute of play forced CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's goalkeeper Hernan Mateo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, Teo Gudelj hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Teo Gudelj got a throw-in 30 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Eduard Kostelac. Hernan Mateo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Mauzer, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. If Damir Pongrac had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Neven Culina came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Croatia 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 Neven Culina couldn't finish the play. Hernan Mateo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Mauzer, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Mauzer in the 43rd minute of play forced CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's goalkeeper Hernan Mateo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Romeo Pinto to make the kick off. If Filomeno Remir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hernan Mateo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Mauzer, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Bosak came free, but Hernan Mateo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute of the match Croatia got a corner. CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Toni Mauzer ran over to the corner to take the kick. Benjamin Domazet made in the 60th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Toni Mauzer immediately put the ball in play. Through an outstanding action, after 61 minutes, Hernan Mateo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Damir Pongrac recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Damir Pongrac received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Hernan Mateo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's Hernan Mateo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduard Kostelac in the 66th minute of play. Damir Pongrac struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Hernan Mateo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Croatia. Teo Gudelj got a throw-in 70 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Eduard Kostelac. A collision led to CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Natalio Victoro hit a great ball. When Silvije Santek fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Croatia's protests and gave Silvije Santek a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvije Santek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dinko Stankovic's late challenge caught a CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dinko Stankovic helped the player get up and apologised. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvano Raitin in the 80th minute of the match. Toni Mauzer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Patrik Terzic hit a great ball.