Challenge

Caverna dos banguela
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) MUSHIBA FC's José Maria Figueiredo 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. Rômulo Souto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dinko Stankovic's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the game, Toni Mauzer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Rômulo Souto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 11th match minute, MUSHIBA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiaguinho Luz to maneuver through the defense. 20 minutes into the match, Toni Mauzer notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of MUSHIBA FC's Rômulo Souto. Rômulo Souto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rômulo Souto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduard Kostelac, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Rômulo Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Neven Culina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rômulo Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Mauzer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Damir Pongrac came up free with the goalie in the 26th 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 Damir Pongrac couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Mauzer in the 27th minute of play forced MUSHIBA FC's goalkeeper Rômulo Souto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Croatia's Damir Pongrac got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tiaguinho Luz was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 31 minutes into the match. Martin Bosak charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Martin Bosak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 36th match minute, Croatia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Bosak to maneuver through the defense. 38 minutes into the match, MUSHIBA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dinko Stankovic came free, but Rômulo Souto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rômulo Souto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinko Stankovic, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Damir Pongrac fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rômulo Souto having to interfere. Rômulo Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Bosak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Eduard Kostelac left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Croatia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Teo Gudelj hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Toni Mauzer to strike the kick off in the second half. Rômulo Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Mauzer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rômulo Souto made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Toni Mauzer sent off a good shot on target. In the 58th minute of the match, Toni Mauzer got a very nice opportunity to score, but Rômulo Souto was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 63 minutes into the match, Toni Mauzer notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of MUSHIBA FC's Rômulo Souto. Rômulo Souto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Teo Gudelj made in the 68th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Eduard Kostelac. Rômulo Souto was a little too slow when Damir Pongrac got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 0-6. After having played for 73 minutes, Eduard Kostelac managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Croatia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eduard Kostelac was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Croatia's Toni Mauzer got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. MUSHIBA FC's Serafim Ramalho managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Silvije Santek in the 81 minute of the game. Neven Culina made in the 82nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by MUSHIBA FC's Toninho Matos. In the 84th minute Teo Gudelj collided with an opponent which caused him a fractured collar bone. After 84 minutes, Juan de Almeida mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MUSHIBA FC and the Croatia players grew even worse after the yellow card. MUSHIBA FC's Rômulo Souto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save MUSHIBA FC from getting a goal against them. Rômulo Souto made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Neven Culina sent off a good shot on target. Rômulo Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Bosak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Croatia played a much better game than MUSHIBA FC and deserved their victory. The MUSHIBA FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.