Challenge

Estadio Pueblito
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Toni Mauzer got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dinko Stankovic in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mauro Ciceron prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esteban Hug, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Nunez Janpier came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damir Pongrac in the 10th minute of play forced deportivo madrid's goalkeeper Mauro Ciceron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Nunez Ilixo 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 referee felt a red card was in order, 13 minutes into the game, when Esteban Hug put in a rough tackle. In the 13th minute, one of deportivo madrid:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for deportivo madrid. Toni Mauzer placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Mauro Ciceron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toni Mauzer in the 16th minute of play. Ilija Skugor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nunez Ilixo in the 20th minute. After 21 minutes of play, Croatia's Toni Mauzer made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mauro Ciceron was left in no man's land by his defense there! Croatia's Damir Pongrac got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Toni Mauzer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mauro Ciceron 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 34th minute. Mauro Ciceron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Mauzer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilija Skugor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nunez Ilixo in the 48th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 55th minute, Nunez Ilixo made a precise shot to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 65th minute Nunez Ilixo 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. Mauro Ciceron made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Toni Mauzer sent off a good shot on target. 68 minutes into the match, deportivo madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Bosak came free, but Mauro Ciceron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Toni Mauzer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauro Ciceron having to interfere. 72 minutes into the match, deportivo madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Toni Mauzer came free, but Mauro Ciceron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Dinko Stankovic fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Croatia's protests and gave Dinko Stankovic a yellow card for diving instead. In the 75th match minute, Croatia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dinko Stankovic to maneuver through the defense. Nunez Ilixo struck a weak shot in the 79th 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 deportivo madrid. deportivo madrid's Mauro Ciceron proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save deportivo madrid from getting a goal against them. Croatia's Neven Culina got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Croatia's Dinko Stankovic got his second yellow card of the match in the 89th minute. The referee ordered Dinko Stankovic off the ground. After 90 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Dinko Stankovic. The Croatia players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented deportivo madrid from taking control. The game ends in a draw.