Challenge

Croatia Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Toni Mauzer kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Yu Jie Xing's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilija Skugor was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. 5 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Yu Jie Xing came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute, Yu Jie Xing 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. 14 minutes into the match, Yu Jie Xing notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Croatia's Ilija Skugor. Ilija Skugor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Silvije Santek hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Ilija Skugor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yu Jie Xing went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After 21 minutes of play, Staffy Terrier FC's Yu Jie Xing made it 0-4 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! Yu Jie Xing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yu Jie Xing, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Ilija Skugor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yu Jie Xing's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Staffy Terrier FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rogelio Espiridion in the 27th minute. If 张朗沙 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Silvije Santek hit a great ball. Yu Jie Xing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 39 minutes of play, Staffy Terrier FC's Yu Jie Xing made it 0-5 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! Staffy Terrier FC's Yu Jie Xing got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yu Jie Xing blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ilija Skugor having to make a save. In the 47th minute Yu Jie Xing 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Baykal Alkan made a kick off. When the match clock showed 53 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Baykal Alkan sped through Croatia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ilija Skugor. In the 56th minute of the match, 张朗沙 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. Baykal Alkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baykal Alkan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baykal Alkan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ilija Skugor having to make a save. Ilija Skugor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baykal Alkan in the 60th minute. Olly Crittenden hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute, 张朗沙 fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Staffy Terrier FC made a substitution. Oakley Smith replaced Ferdinando Braccia. Baykal Alkan might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ilija Skugor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Baykal Alkan ran back to his position shaking his head. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baykal Alkan in the 70th minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Staffy Terrier FC's Baykal Alkan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ilija Skugor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Baykal Alkan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baykal Alkan in the 76th minute of the match. Ilija Skugor made an important save on a dangerous shot by 张朗沙 in the 79th minute. Staffy Terrier FC were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Croatia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rogelio Espiridion took the corner. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baykal Alkan in the 81st minute of play. Baykal Alkan succeeded in the game's 83rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-7. Brice Gamble sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If 张朗沙 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 96 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Baykal Alkan came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over Staffy Terrier FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Croatia throughout the match.