Challenge

Türkiye Stadyumu
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The crowd rose to their feet as PF Okurcalar's Egemen Sezal slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ilija Skugor. That made the score 1-0 after 7 minutes of play. The supporters of Croatia booed when PF Okurcalar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egemen Sezal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ilija Skugor made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Mehmet Demirer sent off a good shot on target. 18 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Cumali Uygunel came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mehmet Demirer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Ilija Skugor made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egemen Sezal in the 22nd minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kamber Güleç kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 25th minute of the match Toni Mauzer shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gökmen Kızılaslan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 27 minutes into the game, PF Okurcalar's Cumali Uygunel 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, 2-0. 30 minutes into the game, Croatia's Martin Bosak nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gökmen Kızılaslan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Bosak in the 35th minute of play forced PF Okurcalar's goalkeeper Gökmen Kızılaslan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egemen Sezal in the 41st minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teo Gudelj kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. PF Okurcalar's Cumali Uygunel shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 43rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ilija Skugor but with some difficulty. Damir Pongrac hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The long shot by Cumali Uygunel in the 46th minute really tested Ilija Skugor's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 48 minutes into the game, Egemen Sezal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Ilija Skugor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Toni Mauzer was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Yağızhan Haneci 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 Yağızhan Haneci was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Vedat Peyam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilija Skugor having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Mehmet Demirer came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Damir Pongrac fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Croatia's protests and gave Damir Pongrac a yellow card for diving instead. In the 60th match minute, Croatia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damir Pongrac to maneuver through the defense. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Egemen Sezal in the 62nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Patrik Terzic got a free kick in the 64th minute. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cumali Uygunel in the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egemen Sezal in the 68th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute, PF Okurcalar's Kamber Güleç seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Kamber Güleç the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of PF Okurcalar protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Kamber Güleç had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 77 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Yağızhan Haneci came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egemen Sezal in the 78th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Egemen Sezal 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. In the 81st minute Mehmet Demirer 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. 84 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Yağızhan Haneci came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Egemen Sezal in the 87th minute of play. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Egemen Sezal in the 90th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yağızhan Haneci in the 91st minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mehmet Demirer scored 7-1 in the 97th 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. Croatia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.