Challenge

Stadion CHORZOWIANKA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Toni Mauzer took the kick off in the first half of the match. Aleksander Siekierka kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Milosz Huk in the 7th minute of the match. Izydor Byczewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toni Mauzer in the 10th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Borys Chrobak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Izydor Byczewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toni Mauzer in the 16th minute of play. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milosz Huk, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Stanislaw Miazga's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ilija Skugor firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 21 minutes, Damir Pongrac mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Croatia and the AKS Chorzów players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 30th minute Neven Culina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Izydor Byczewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radowit Wnukowski's late challenge caught a Croatia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Radowit Wnukowski helped the player get up and apologised. In the 31st minute, Radowit Wnukowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute of the match Toni Mauzer sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Izydor Byczewski skillfully saved the ball. Martin Bosak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milosz Huk in the 41st minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Izydor Byczewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinko Stankovic, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 45 minutes into the match, AKS Chorzów's goal looked a bit too open when Toni Mauzer came free, but Izydor Byczewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The AKS Chorzów players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Croatia were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Milosz Huk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mateusz Solecki in the 56th minute of play. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milosz Huk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Milosz Huk came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Teo Gudelj fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Croatia's protests and gave Teo Gudelj a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of AKS Chorzów booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teo Gudelj didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milosz Huk in the 68th minute of play. Stanislaw Miazga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilija Skugor having to interfere. After 72 minutes, Borys Chrobak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AKS Chorzów and the Croatia players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Croatia booed when AKS Chorzów was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Borys Chrobak didn't get a good kick on the ball. Neven Culina's late challenge caught a AKS Chorzów'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. The supporters of AKS Chorzów booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Neven Culina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislaw Miazga in the 75th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Milosz Huk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Milosz Huk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Izydor Byczewski made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Dinko Stankovic sent off a good shot on target. 84 minutes into the game, Martin Bosak 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 AKS Chorzów the free kick. 85 minutes into the game, Aleksander Siekierka was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AKS Chorzów's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Croatia the free kick. The supporters of Croatia booed when AKS Chorzów was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksander Siekierka didn't get a good kick on the ball. Izydor Byczewski 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 86th minute. Izydor Byczewski was a little too slow when Toni Mauzer got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 88th minute. The score was now 1-3. During the 91st minute of the match Damir Pongrac completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Damir Pongrac a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Damir Pongrac hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute of the match Aleksander Siekierka sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ilija Skugor skillfully saved the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislaw Miazga came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Martin Bosak came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Croatia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Martin Bosak couldn't finish the play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Croatia had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.