Challenge

ALLIANZ PARQUE
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Toni Mauzer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Neven Culina got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 5th minute, Toni Mauzer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aílton Pirani was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 8 minutes into the match, Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mário Aguiar. In the 9th match minute, Croatia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Bosak to maneuver through the defense. In the 12thth minute of the game Toni Mauzer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but OAMOREVERDE's Aílton Pirani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mário Aguiar in the 16th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aílton Pirani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damir Pongrac in the 21st minute of the match. The supporters of OAMOREVERDE booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damir Pongrac didn't get a good kick on the ball. 24 minutes into the game, OAMOREVERDE's Reinaldo Cardoso 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, 1-1. The supporters of OAMOREVERDE booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teo Gudelj didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Croatia booed when OAMOREVERDE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reinaldo Cardoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aílton Pirani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toni Mauzer in the 30th minute of play. The Croatia fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Croatia's Damir Pongrac looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 41stth minute of the game Toni Mauzer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but OAMOREVERDE's Aílton Pirani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 43 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Toni Mauzer sped through OAMOREVERDE's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aílton Pirani.

After 52 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Patrik Terzic. After a defensive mix-up in Croatia's zone, Mário Aguiar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal and Mário Aguiar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 56 minutes into the match, OAMOREVERDE's goal looked a bit too open when Toni Mauzer came free, but Aílton Pirani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Damir Pongrac hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reinaldo Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Jonathan Varela kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After 64 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Neven Culina. If Reinaldo Cardoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute, Patrik Terzic hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 71 played minutes OAMOREVERDE got a freekick which was hit by Erasmo Peres. Dinko Stankovic fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aílton Pirani having to interfere. When Mário Aguiar came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the OAMOREVERDE 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 Mário Aguiar couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, OAMOREVERDE's Jonathan Varela got a free kick in the 77th minute. Jonathan Varela kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, one of OAMOREVERDE:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for OAMOREVERDE. Toni Mauzer shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Luciano Velasco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilija Skugor having to interfere. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hudson Cabral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Croatia walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.