Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 狄建弘 started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Damir Pongrac during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Damir Pongrac kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 狄建弘, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Toni Mauzer during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Toni Mauzer hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Ilija Skugor made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when 狄建弘 sent off a good shot on target. 高政杰 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Mauzer in the 25th minute of the match. 倪霖辰's late challenge caught a Croatia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 倪霖辰 helped the player get up and apologised. 倪霖辰 hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute, Toni Mauzer sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and 【№1】天津津门虎's 高政杰 didn't even have to move. Demetrio Domenghini charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Demetrio Domenghini the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to 【№1】天津津门虎 getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Demetrio Domenghini hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the match, Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 史军奕. Croatia's Ilija Skugor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Croatia from getting a goal against them. Dinko Stankovic sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 高政杰 came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Croatia's Dinko Stankovic. But to his dismay, Dinko Stankovic quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Martin Bosak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 梅邦响 charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 梅邦响 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 梅邦响 hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Martin Bosak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 高政杰 having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Toni Mauzer to strike the kick off in the second half. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 狄建弘 in the 52nd minute of play. Neven Culina's late challenge caught a 【№1】天津津门虎's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Neven Culina helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th minute of the match 高镇迅 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ilija Skugor showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Croatia booed when 【№1】天津津门虎 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. 倪霖辰 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 高政杰 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Bosak in the 61st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, 狄建弘 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【№1】天津津门虎's supporters rose to their feet, but 狄建弘 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. 【№1】天津津门虎's 贺烨升 got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 68th minute, Damir Pongrac got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 69 played minutes 【№1】天津津门虎 got a freekick which was hit by 倪霖辰. An unexpectedly hard shot by 狄建弘 in the 76th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Croatia defense, 贺烨升 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by 狄建弘 in the 85th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 【№1】天津津门虎's 高政杰 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Bosak in the 87th minute of play. After a rather tough play, 【№1】天津津门虎's 高镇迅 got a free kick in the 90th minute. The supporters of 【№1】天津津门虎 booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Bosak didn't get a good kick on the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.