Challenge

Croatia Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Croatia's Toni Mauzer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 曲弘帆 in the 11th minute of play. 23 minutes into the game, Damir Pongrac 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 福建龙岩雄鹿队 the free kick. If 楚杰剑 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute 郭笑岚 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. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 郭笑岚 in the 28th minute of play. Toni Mauzer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. 马强源 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the game, 柳寒霖 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 福建龙岩雄鹿队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Croatia the free kick. After 32 played minutes 福建龙岩雄鹿队 got a freekick which was hit by 柳寒霖. Martin Bosak might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 马强源. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Martin Bosak ran back to his position shaking his head. When 曲弘帆 fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 福建龙岩雄鹿队's protests and gave 曲弘帆 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34th match minute, 福建龙岩雄鹿队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 曲弘帆 to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute, 孔益希 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 39 minutes, 蒋云耀 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 福建龙岩雄鹿队 and the Croatia players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, 福建龙岩雄鹿队's 蒋云耀 got a free kick in the 39th minute. Croatia's Toni Mauzer couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 40th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for 福建龙岩雄鹿队. Dinko Stankovic hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. If 楚杰剑 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when 楚杰剑 made the kick off in the second half. After 56 played minutes 楚杰剑 rounded Croatia's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-1. 59 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when 楚杰剑 came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 楚杰剑, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Croatia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 66th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 68 minutes, 福建龙岩雄鹿队's 郭笑岚 got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ilija Skugor. 72 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when 楚杰剑 came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 王竞森 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Ilija Skugor made a huge save. 王竞森 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Ilija Skugor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 楚杰剑 in the 78th minute of play. In the 81st minute 楚杰剑 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. 福建龙岩雄鹿队's 郭笑岚 got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 97th match minute, 福建龙岩雄鹿队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 冯坚希 to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded 福建龙岩雄鹿队 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Croatia.