Challenge

HSB Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Toni Mauzer made the kick off which started today's match. Ilija Skugor was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Artur Walczak showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 2 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikola Mirotić in the 5th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Fernando Morientes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ilija Skugor, 2-0. Croatia's Ilija Skugor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Croatia from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Artur Walczak took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Ilija Skugor to make any attempt to save it. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 13th minute, but Ilija Skugor got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Croatia hanging dry this time. Fabian Czeszejko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ilija Skugor having to make a save. Ilija Skugor was a little too slow when Fabian Czeszejko got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 4-0. With a little luck, Croatia's Ilija Skugor got control of the ball when Panait Maxim tried to sneak it across the goal line. Olimpia HSB were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Croatia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fernando Morientes took the corner. Olimpia HSB's Fernando Morientes was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ilija Skugor in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Olimpia HSB were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after Croatia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fernando Morientes took the corner. In the 31st minute, Nikola Mirotić 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. With an all-out effort, Olimpia HSB's Ilija Skugor threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fabian Czeszejko, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 32 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Damir Pongrac. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Czeszejko in the 44th minute of the match. Damir Pongrac charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Damir Pongrac the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The crowd rose to their feet as Fabian Czeszejko kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ilija Skugor. That made the score 7-0 in the 48 minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fabian Czeszejko to strike the kick off in the second half. If Fabian Czeszejko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Czeszejko in the 54th minute of play. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Czeszejko in the 55th minute of the match. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Olimpia HSB's Panait Maxim. But to his dismay, Panait Maxim quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. 60 minutes into the match, Fabian Czeszejko 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 Fabian Czeszejko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. 64 minutes into the game, Fabian Czeszejko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-0. Ilija Skugor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 68 minutes into the game, Olimpia HSB's Fabian Czeszejko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ilija Skugor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 11-0. Fabian Czeszejko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Olimpia HSB made a substitution. Zbyszko Skorny replaced Artur Walczak. In the 80th minute, Jacek Pietrowiak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Olimpia HSB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 13-0. In the 83rd minute, Jacek Pietrowiak made a precise shot to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 14-0. Jacek Pietrowiak might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ilija Skugor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jacek Pietrowiak ran back to his position shaking his head. 88 minutes into the game, Jacek Pietrowiak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 15-0. Ilija Skugor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Croatia defense, Panait Maxim 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. Jacek Pietrowiak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacek Pietrowiak in the 96th minute of play.