Challenge

Croatia Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Miroslav Šípka made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miroslav Šípka in the 4th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute Ivan Makaj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilija Skugor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute, Dávid Čiliak made a precise shot to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 10 minutes into the game, Arch Enemies's Dávid Čiliak nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ilija Skugor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After some careless play in the Croatia defense, Ján Podlubný kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ilija Skugor. The Croatia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ilija Skugor should have stopped the shot. In the 18th minute, Ivan Makaj ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ilija Skugor was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Arch Enemies were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after Croatia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marek Bachleda took the corner. Ivan Makaj recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Ivan Makaj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Arch Enemies's zone, Martin Bosak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. František Huba came out of the goal and Martin Bosak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. František Huba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damir Pongrac in the 34th minute of the match. When Arch Enemies's Miroslav Šípka in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Croatia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 39th minute Ivan Makaj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilija Skugor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Miroslav Šípka's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilija Skugor was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Dinko Stankovic sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 45 minutes into the game, Arch Enemies's Ivan Makaj nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ilija Skugor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Toni Mauzer to make the kick off. Ivan Makaj could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Ilija Skugor made a huge save. Dávid Čiliak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Ilija Skugor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ján Podlubný fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilija Skugor having to interfere. Ivan Makaj struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Ilija Skugor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arch Enemies. Ivan Makaj received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ilija Skugor came out and tried to block the shot, but Ivan Makaj slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 58th minute. The supporters of Arch Enemies booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patrik Terzic didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 63rd minute, when Arch Enemies's Marek Bachleda after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Ilija Skugor in Croatia's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. In the 66th minute, Ivan Makaj ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ilija Skugor was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. Ján Podlubný succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-8 in the 69th playminute. In the 72nd minute, Ivan Makaj made a precise shot to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-9. If Ján Podlubný had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arch Enemies's Pepito Santandres was substituted for Miroslav Šípka. If Ján Podlubný had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute, Pepito Santandres made a precise shot to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-10. When Ján Podlubný fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arch Enemies's protests and gave Ján Podlubný a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Arch Enemies getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Ján Podlubný hit a great ball. In the 89th minute Ivan Makaj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilija Skugor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivan Makaj recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 93 minutes of play, Arch Enemies's Pepito Santandres made it 0-11 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ilija Skugor was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arch Enemies's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.