Challenge

Sternwiesn Stadion
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carlo Bergmann took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Carlo Bergmann 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 Carlo Bergmann was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Teo Gudelj got a free kick in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the match, AC Mürztal's Carlo Bergmann sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ilija Skugor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 10th minute, Mark Rothschild ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ilija Skugor was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. If Carlo Bergmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patrik Terzic kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantin Schmitzberger in the 16th minute of play. Ilija Skugor made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Carlo Bergmann sent off a good shot on target. 20 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Konstantin Schmitzberger came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Croatia's Ilija Skugor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Croatia from getting a goal against them. Ivan Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damir Pongrac in the 22nd minute of play. Ilija Skugor was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Carlo Bergmann capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Carlo Bergmann really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Carlo Bergmann struck a weak shot in the 29th 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 AC Mürztal. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Werner Meer in the 30th minute of play. Carlo Bergmann blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ilija Skugor having to make a save. If Carlo Bergmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nico Jahnke kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Werner Meer in the 40th minute of play. Ivan Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Mauzer in the 41st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Carlo Bergmann could shoot a difficult shot in the 46th minute, which Ilija Skugor however easily saved by the left post. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The wind increased when Toni Mauzer made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Mark Rothschild notched a goal, 5-0, 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. Ilija Skugor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Justin Diebold went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Croatia defense, Justin Diebold 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. 63 minutes into the game, AC Mürztal's Konstantin Schmitzberger 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, 8-0. Konstantin Schmitzberger scored 9-0 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ilija Skugor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 71 minutes into the match, Werner Meer notched a goal, 10-0, 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 75th minute, Werner Meer made a precise shot to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 11-0. 78 minutes into the match, Carlo Bergmann notched a goal, 12-0, 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 80th minute, Justin Diebold hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute, Justin Diebold hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sascha Cornelißen in the 83rd minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Nico Jahnke came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. At last the ball reached Nico Jahnke at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Croatia. 13-0. 88 minutes into the match, Carlo Bergmann notched a goal, 14-0, 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. Carlo Bergmann scored 15-0 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ilija Skugor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 94 minutes of play, AC Mürztal's Konstantin Schmitzberger made it 16-0 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! There was no doubt that AC Mürztal were the better team. AC Mürztal's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.