Challenge

Nutty Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Toni Mauzer started the match with the kick off. Cheeky Nuts United were furious when Jim Thorvaldsen was red carded, 4 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A sloppy throw-in by Eduard Kostelac in the 9th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Cheeky Nuts United's Kjartan Nyhagen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Mauzer in the 10th minute of play forced Cheeky Nuts United's goalkeeper Kristian Amdal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hauk Horne charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hauk Horne the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 11 played minutes Cheeky Nuts United got a freekick which was hit by Hauk Horne. Martin Bosak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Kristian Amdal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th minute of the game Teo Gudelj made a throw-in which Eduard Kostelac played forward. Toni Mauzer scored 0-2 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kristian Amdal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 23 minutes into the match, Cheeky Nuts United's goal looked a bit too open when Toni Mauzer came free, but Kristian Amdal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dinko Stankovic during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dinko Stankovic kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Toni Mauzer scored 0-3 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kristian Amdal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cheeky Nuts United's Kristian Amdal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Bosak in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Føreland in the 34th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cheeky Nuts United's Kristian Amdal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduard Kostelac in the 37th minute of play. Martin Bosak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Kristian Amdal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute Toni Mauzer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristian Amdal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cheeky Nuts United's Kent Wiborg quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Neven Culina, made in the 45th minute of the game. 47 minutes into the match, Cheeky Nuts United's goal looked a bit too open when Neven Culina came free, but Kristian Amdal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Damir Pongrac had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when Albert Føreland made the kick off in the second half. Cheeky Nuts United's Kristian Amdal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Cheeky Nuts United from getting a goal against them. Kristian Amdal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Mauzer in the 56th minute of the match. In the 58th minute Toni Mauzer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristian Amdal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Kjartan Nyhagen fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cheeky Nuts United's protests and gave Kjartan Nyhagen a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cheeky Nuts United fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 60th minute. Penalty! Cheeky Nuts United:s Kristian Amdal showed great skill when he stopped Toni Mauzer:s penalty. In the 64th minute, Croatia's Toni Mauzer dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Gunnar Liknes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilija Skugor having to interfere. Kristian Amdal made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Damir Pongrac sent off a good shot on target. Kristian Amdal made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Damir Pongrac sent off a good shot on target. In the 75th minute, Croatia's Damir Pongrac ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kristian Amdal. Kristian Amdal yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. Kristian Amdal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damir Pongrac, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the match, Cheeky Nuts United's goalkeeper Kristian Amdal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Toni Mauzer. In the 84th minute, Gunnar Liknes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cheeky Nuts United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. Toni Mauzer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kristian Amdal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Bosak, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Mauzer in the 90th minute of play forced Cheeky Nuts United's goalkeeper Kristian Amdal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kristian Amdal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Damir Pongrac in the 95th minute. With a little luck, Cheeky Nuts United's Kristian Amdal got control of the ball when Damir Pongrac tried to sneak it across the goal line. Croatia played a much better game than Cheeky Nuts United and deserved their victory. The Cheeky Nuts United players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.