Challenge

Croatia Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Toni Mauzer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wit Rzeszutek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilija Skugor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wit Rzeszutek went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Gunners ARS's Wit Rzeszutek. But to his dismay, Wit Rzeszutek quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The supporters of Gunners ARS booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patrik Terzic didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Slawomir Plech in the 19th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Wit Rzeszutek 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 Wit Rzeszutek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After 24 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Croatia! 30 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Slawomir Plech came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Zbyszko Bejger ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ilija Skugor was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wit Rzeszutek in the 36th minute of the match. Slawomir Plech scored 0-6 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ilija Skugor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Croatia players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Gunners ARS were winning 0-6.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wit Rzeszutek stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Zbyszko Bejger ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ilija Skugor was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. In the 56th minute Wit Rzeszutek 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. With a little luck, Croatia's Ilija Skugor got control of the ball when Eugeniusz Franzik tried to sneak it across the goal line. Croatia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 58th minute, when Miroslaw Wydrych scored to the left of an out of position Ilija Skugor, making the score, 0-8. In the 62nd minute, Slawomir Plech reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ilija Skugor. The goal made the score 0-9. 67 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Wit Rzeszutek came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute, Neven Culina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Mieszko Augustyniak from long distance, 70 minutes into the match, got Ilija Skugor's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wit Rzeszutek in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Wit Rzeszutek reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ilija Skugor. The goal made the score 0-10. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Benjamin Domazet hit a great ball. Slawomir Plech fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilija Skugor having to interfere. After some careless play in the Croatia defense, Slawomir Plech kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ilija Skugor. The Croatia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ilija Skugor should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Croatia's Ilija Skugor got control of the ball when Maciej Tokarczyk tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Gunners ARS booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduard Kostelac didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Wit Rzeszutek took a quick shot and it went in 0-13 without a chance for Ilija Skugor to make any attempt to save it. 92 minutes into the game, Benjamin Domazet 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 Gunners ARS the free kick. After 92 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Domazet. 93 minutes into the match, Gunners ARS's Mieszko Augustyniak broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When the match was over Gunners ARS could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Croatia throughout the match.