Challenge

Kuzgun Yuvası
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Toni Mauzer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Kocaeli Kuzgunlar's Hermano Barata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toni Mauzer in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kocaeli Kuzgunlar's goalkeeper Hermano Barata, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kocaeli Kuzgunlar's Hermano Barata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toni Mauzer in the 8th minute of play. When Toni Mauzer came up free with the goalie in the 17th 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 Toni Mauzer couldn't finish the play. Hermano Barata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Mauzer in the 19th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Kocaeli Kuzgunlar's Batıhan Erdursun got a free kick in the 20th minute. Martin Bosak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Hermano Barata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Kocaeli Kuzgunlar getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Kuzey Barkın hit a great ball. A collision led to Kocaeli Kuzgunlar getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Kuzey Barkın hit a great ball. Toni Mauzer was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 29th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 32nd minute Talat Kayrabay 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. When Damir Pongrac came up free with the goalie in the 34th 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. In the 39th minute Martin Bosak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermano Barata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Boran Şirzat fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kocaeli Kuzgunlar's protests and gave Boran Şirzat a yellow card for diving instead. Boran Şirzat hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Hermano Barata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Mauzer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Croatia's Ilija Skugor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Croatia from getting a goal against them. Boran Şirzat received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ilija Skugor came out and tried to block the shot, but Boran Şirzat slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 45th minute.

The wind increased when Talat Kayrabay made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Kocaeli Kuzgunlar's goalkeeper Hermano Barata, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Faruk Özdinçer in the 53rd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, Talat Kayrabay 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 Talat Kayrabay was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Toni Mauzer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Hermano Barata made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Talat Kayrabay in the 61st minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 63 minutes, Dinko Stankovic managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Croatia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dinko Stankovic was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 66 minutes, Toni Mauzer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Croatia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Toni Mauzer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kocaeli Kuzgunlar's Hermano Barata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toni Mauzer in the 68th minute of play. Tayyar Bozoğluer'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. Tayyar Bozoğluer helped the player get up and apologised. Tayyar Bozoğluer hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Batıhan Erdursun scored 3-2 in the 71st 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. 75 minutes into the match, Kocaeli Kuzgunlar's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Bosak came free, but Hermano Barata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Croatia's zone, Boran Şirzat stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal and Boran Şirzat tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Benjamin Domazet got a free kick in the 77th minute. 82 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Talat Kayrabay came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Kocaeli Kuzgunlar getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Kuzey Barkın hit a great ball. During the 87th minute of the match Boran Şirzat completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Boran Şirzat a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 90th minute Damir Pongrac shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermano Barata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Talat Kayrabay scored 4-2 in the 95th 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.