Challenge

Croatia Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, 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. In the 2nd minute, Narciso Nicholas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 4 minutes into the game, Narciso Nicholas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cadáveres Voladores's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Croatia the free kick. Narciso Nicholas kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Patrik Terzic kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. After 10 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Toni Mauzer. In the 11th minute of the match Nereo Gaizko shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ilija Skugor showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Lertxun in the 12th minute of play. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimeno Berdoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 22nd match minute, Cadáveres Voladores was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafino Eguntsenti to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narciso Nicholas in the 26th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dinko Stankovic got free with Eugenio Mikelar in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 34 minutes into the game, Jimeno Berdoi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ilija Skugor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Toni Mauzer's late challenge caught a Cadáveres Voladores's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Toni Mauzer helped the player get up and apologised. 43 minutes into the game, Cadáveres Voladores's Jimeno Berdoi 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, 1-2. Narciso Nicholas kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arsenio Domiku to make the kick off. Eugenio Mercurio charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eugenio Mercurio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Cadáveres Voladores's Eugenio Mercurio got a free kick in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, Cadáveres Voladores's goal looked a bit too open when Toni Mauzer came free, but Eugenio Mikelar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute of the match, Marco Lertxun got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ilija Skugor was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Patrik Terzic hit a great ball. In the 61st minute, Toni Mauzer made a precise shot to the right of Eugenio Mikelar. Cadáveres Voladores's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Croatia were furious when Teo Gudelj was red carded, 69 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 69th minute, one of Croatia:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Croatia. Alonzo Javiar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Ilija Skugor made a huge save. In the 74th minute Arsenio Domiku 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alonzo Javiar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Dinko Stankovic hit a great ball. Ilija Skugor was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Marco Lertxun showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 80 minute of play. Edgard Arano kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Dinko Stankovic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Eugenio Mikelar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Koldo in the 87th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nereo Gaizko hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute, Damir Pongrac hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ilija Skugor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arsenio Domiku went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. When the match had gone on for 98 minutes, Arsenio Domiku took a quick shot and it went in 2-5 without a chance for Ilija Skugor to make any attempt to save it. The Croatia fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Cadáveres Voladores were clearly better and deserved to take the win.