Challenge

Freedom
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Miroslaw Sidorowicz kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute of the game Patrik Terzic made a throw-in which Dinko Stankovic played forward. Damir Pongrac took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marek Zawada. Marek Zawada dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 13 minutes of play, Croatia's Damir Pongrac made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marek Zawada was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marek Zawada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Mauzer, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Damir Pongrac had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marek Zawada. Błękitny Grom's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Damir Pongrac was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Patrik Terzic kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Błękitny Grom's goal looked a bit too open when Toni Mauzer came free, but Marek Zawada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marek Zawada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damir Pongrac, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marek Zawada 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 26th minute. Marek Zawada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Mauzer, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 33 minutes into the game, Croatia's Neven Culina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marek Zawada made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Toni Mauzer took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marek Zawada. Marek Zawada dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Jaroslaw Sidor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilija Skugor having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Mauzer in the 45th minute of play forced Błękitny Grom's goalkeeper Marek Zawada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marek Zawada 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 46th minute. The supporters of Błękitny Grom booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Toni Mauzer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-5 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. After some careless play in the Błękitny Grom defense, Neven Culina kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marek Zawada. The Błękitny Grom fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marek Zawada should have stopped the shot. Marek Zawada was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Martin Bosak showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 58 minute of play. 61 minutes into the game, Croatia's Toni Mauzer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marek Zawada made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-8. Marek Zawada was out of position in the 72 minute of play, and Toni Mauzer capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Toni Mauzer really showed his touch with that goal: 0-10. The audience thought a goal was coming when Toni Mauzer got free with Marek Zawada in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 87 minutes in the game Silvije Santek did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Toni Mauzer. In the 92nd minute, Damir Pongrac made a precise shot to the right of Marek Zawada. Błękitny Grom's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-12. 96 minutes into the match, Błękitny Grom's goal looked a bit too open when Eduard Kostelac came free, but Marek Zawada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Croatia played a much better game than Błękitny Grom and deserved their victory. The Błękitny Grom players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.