Challenge

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Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dominic Allwright kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, Croatia's Martin Bosak nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tom Hughes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Tom Hughes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Mauzer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dominic Allwright in the 9th minute of play. With a little luck, Croatia's Ilija Skugor got control of the ball when Toby Flynn tried to sneak it across the goal line. Patrik Terzic kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Tom Hughes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damir Pongrac in the 15th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Damir Pongrac made a precise shot to the right of Tom Hughes. Fawards's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. A collision led to Fawards getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Dominic Allwright hit a great ball. Tom Hughes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Mauzer in the 24th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Fawards's Sammy Westerby got a free kick in the 24th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Fawards's goal looked a bit too open when Damir Pongrac came free, but Tom Hughes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jermaine Ellerby in the 28th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the game, Dominic Allwright cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Ilija Skugor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zack Chegwyn could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Ilija Skugor made a huge save. The Fawards players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Croatia were winning 1-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Toni Mauzer was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jonathon Carragher during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tom Hughes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damir Pongrac in the 58th minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Zack Chegwyn 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. Dominic Allwright scored 2-3 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ilija Skugor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Damir Pongrac kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 70th match minute, Croatia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvije Santek to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st match minute, Fawards was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Hodges to maneuver through the defense. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toby Flynn, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dominic Allwright, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Dominic Allwright fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilija Skugor having to interfere. Croatia were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Fawards's much stronger midfield.