Challenge

Alfredo Welter
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After 2 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Damir Pongrac. Damir Pongrac sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Toni Mauzer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Abel Senna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thiago Ortiz in the 12th minute of play. After having played for 18 minutes, Thiago Ortiz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MARINUS MZC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thiago Ortiz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Damir Pongrac fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Senna having to interfere. If Toni Mauzer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rdth minute of the game Martin Bosak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MARINUS MZC's Abel Senna was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 26 minutes into the match, MARINUS MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Eduard Kostelac came free, but Abel Senna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute of the match Croatia got a corner. MARINUS MZC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Toni Mauzer ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Croatia's corner Toni Mauzer fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Abel Senna quite easily take care of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in MARINUS MZC's zone, Damir Pongrac stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abel Senna came out of the goal and Damir Pongrac tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Mauzer in the 32nd minute of play forced MARINUS MZC's goalkeeper Abel Senna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 34 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for MARINUS MZC! The referee gave Croatia a penalty, 35 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Toni Mauzer, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of MARINUS MZC's Abel Senna. 0-1. After a rather tough play, MARINUS MZC's Pedrinho Zonta got a free kick in the 41st minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Toni Mauzer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Croatia's Damir Pongrac got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. MARINUS MZC's Abel Senna proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save MARINUS MZC from getting a goal against them. 77 minutes into the match, Thiago Ortiz notched a goal, 1-1, 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 82nd minute, Damir Pongrac got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Toni Mauzer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Croatia's supporters rose to their feet, but Toni Mauzer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abel Senna breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Toni Mauzer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abel Senna having to make a save. Croatia were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing MARINUS MZC to leave the ground with a draw.