Challenge

MeRSiN-AReNA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kamer Özkaya kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute of the match, Hakkı Kenan Uygun tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ilija Skugor saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ardahan Hekimbaşı 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 5th minute. After 7 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Martin Bosak. Ilija Skugor acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 8th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Ferdi Bro. 9 minutes into the game, Damir Pongrac was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Croatia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu the free kick. After having played for 12 minutes, Damir Pongrac managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Croatia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Damir Pongrac was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Damir Pongrac had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kamer Özkaya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th play minute Kubilay Hasret came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ilija Skugor. 1-0. A collision led to MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Halis Miran hit a great ball. Toni Mauzer was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 24th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The supporters of Croatia booed when MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hakkı Kenan Uygun didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Halis Miran fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's protests and gave Halis Miran a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 28th minute. Penalty! In the 29th minute there was a penalty for Croatia. Toni Mauzer stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ardahan Hekimbaşı. 1-1. If Kubilay Hasret had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 35th minute, MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's Esat Yaşanur dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. In the 38th minute, MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's Hakkı Kenan Uygun ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ilija Skugor. Ilija Skugor yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-1. After some careless play in the MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu defense, Martin Bosak kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ardahan Hekimbaşı. The MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ardahan Hekimbaşı should have stopped the shot. If Dinko Stankovic had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ferdi Bro kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. In the 48th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Toni Mauzer hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

Croatia's Toni Mauzer got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Toni Mauzer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Ardahan Hekimbaşı made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kamer Özkaya in the 66th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrik Terzic was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 67 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Croatia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 67th minute. Penalty! After having played for 72 minutes, Kubilay Hasret managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kubilay Hasret was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hakkı Kenan Uygun, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Teo Gudelj's late challenge caught a MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teo Gudelj helped the player get up and apologised. In the 76th match minute, Croatia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teo Gudelj to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute, Kamer Özkaya 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. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kubilay Hasret, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kamer Özkaya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kamer Özkaya in the 84th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Croatia's zone, Hakkı Kenan Uygun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal and Hakkı Kenan Uygun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kamer Özkaya 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. Martin Bosak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ardahan Hekimbaşı having to interfere. After a long run with the ball, Hakkı Kenan Uygun did a trick in the 94th minute in front of Croatia's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 6-2. An impressive performance by MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's Hakkı Kenan Uygun! It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu had played much better football throughout.