Challenge

老特拉福德球场
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Croatia's Toni Mauzer 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. Benjamin Domazet made in the 3rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Neven Culina immediately put the ball in play. 肖棋斌 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damir Pongrac, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 『盛世メ名門』小白龍咁威队's 蒋强远 was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 11th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The supporters of Croatia booed when 『盛世メ名門』小白龍咁威队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. 蔡树军 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Toni Mauzer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 肖棋斌. 『盛世メ名門』小白龍咁威队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Toni Mauzer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 蒋强远's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Ilija Skugor skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eduard Kostelac during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of 『盛世メ名門』小白龍咁威队 booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvije Santek didn't get a good kick on the ball. 肖棋斌 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toni Mauzer in the 38th minute of play. Martin Bosak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 肖棋斌 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Mauzer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, 『盛世メ名門』小白龍咁威队's 曲默亮 got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 肖棋斌 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinko Stankovic in the 45th minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, Damir Pongrac was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Croatia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 『盛世メ名門』小白龍咁威队 the free kick. Damir Pongrac hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 蒋强远 to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Silvije Santek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute, Toni Mauzer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 肖棋斌 was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 65th match minute, 『盛世メ名門』小白龍咁威队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 卓延西 to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to 『盛世メ名門』小白龍咁威队 getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. 蔡树军 hit a great ball. 肖棋斌 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Bosak in the 76th minute of the match. 肖棋斌 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Mauzer in the 82nd minute of the match. 蒋强远's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ilija Skugor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. In the 85th match minute, Croatia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teo Gudelj to maneuver through the defense. Damir Pongrac could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but 肖棋斌 made a huge save. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 倪树岚 in the 90th minute of play. In the 96th match minute, 『盛世メ名門』小白龍咁威队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 卓延西 to maneuver through the defense. The Croatia supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Croatia would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.