Challenge

Croatia Arena
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. Wasyl Bambas started the match with the kick off. Tolek Drab showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Bosak in the 4th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Guadalupe Seracoyz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chłyt Materkindody's supporters rose to their feet, but Guadalupe Seracoyz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ilija Skugor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guadalupe Seracoyz in the 10th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Guadalupe Seracoyz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilija Skugor was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. After having played for 14 minutes, Guadalupe Seracoyz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chłyt Materkindody's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guadalupe Seracoyz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 17 minutes into the match, Chłyt Materkindody's goal looked a bit too open when Toni Mauzer came free, but Tolek Drab reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Wasyl Bambas came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Damir Pongrac fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Croatia's protests and gave Damir Pongrac a yellow card for diving instead. Damir Pongrac hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. After 29 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Patrik Terzic. After 30 played minutes, Chłyt Materkindody's Bogdan Miarka shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ilija Skugor came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Chłyt Materkindody reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guadalupe Seracoyz in the 32nd minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 34 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Dinko Stankovic. After 36 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Damir Pongrac. Tolek Drab 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 40th minute. Neven Culina's late challenge caught a Chłyt Materkindody's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Neven Culina helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Neven Culina got a free kick in the 41st minute. Bogdan Miarka kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in 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. Wasyl Bambas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ilija Skugor came out and tried to block the shot, but Wasyl Bambas slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 50th minute. In the 54th minute, Wasyl Bambas fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ilija Skugor, passed just outside the right post. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wasyl Bambas in the 56th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Chłyt Materkindody defense, Dinko Stankovic kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tolek Drab. The Chłyt Materkindody fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tolek Drab should have stopped the shot. Croatia's Ilija Skugor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Croatia from getting a goal against them. Ilija Skugor made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Guadalupe Seracoyz sent off a good shot on target. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wasyl Bambas in the 67th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Guadalupe Seracoyz made a precise shot to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. 72 minutes into the match, Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zygmunt Kornaszewski. Guadalupe Seracoyz took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ilija Skugor. Ilija Skugor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guadalupe Seracoyz got free with Ilija Skugor in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wasyl Bambas in the 81st minute of play. Toni Mauzer struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Tolek Drab didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Croatia. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Chłyt Materkindody's Guadalupe Seracoyz. But to his dismay, Guadalupe Seracoyz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. 93 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Tolek Pysz came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guadalupe Seracoyz took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ilija Skugor. Ilija Skugor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-6. The Croatia supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Chłyt Materkindody's performance. The match ended with a win for Chłyt Materkindody.