Challenge

England Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kyle Cox started the match with the kick off. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvio Kramarić, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. After having played for 10 minutes, Silvio Kramarić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NK Ribar Rab's supporters crossed their fingers, but Silvio Kramarić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Kyle Cox's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivan Krile was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Ivan Krile didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kyle Cox went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Through an outstanding action, after 24 minutes, Ivan Krile successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 25 minutes NK Ribar Rab's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Micah Macdonald who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Caelan Hayes heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Batıray Orus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. NK Ribar Rab's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Silvio Kramarić in the 35th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kyle Cox in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivan Krile saved NK Ribar Rab from getting behind. The supporters of NK Ribar Rab booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Issac Dawson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 42 minutes of play, NK Ribar Rab's Carter Como made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Khalid Kennedy was left in no man's land by his defense there! NK Ribar Rab's Ivan Krile played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 45th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kyle Cox in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivan Krile prevented the ball from getting in the gole. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Batıray Orus made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, NK Ribar Rab's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Ivan Krile reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. England's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Micah Macdonald in the 52nd minute. Caelan Hayes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Ivan Krile tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 59th minute of the game. One of England:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of NK Ribar Rab:s goal. NK Ribar Rab made a substitution. Frano Jandrečić replaced Miodrag Gvozdić. Frano Jandrečić's late challenge caught a England's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frano Jandrečić helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to NK Ribar Rab getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Frano Jandrečić hit a great ball. After 80 minutes of play, NK Ribar Rab's Carter Como made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Khalid Kennedy was left in no man's land by his defense there! NK Ribar Rab's Blaž Vukša was substituted for Batıray Orus. 98 minutes into the match, England's Caelan Hayes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ivan Krile narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The NK Ribar Rab supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing NK Ribar Rab would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.