Challenge

Croatia Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Sam Baclet started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Croatia booed when GAS MONKEY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramzi Wittmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. Croatia's Toni Mauzer shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 3rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Robert Le Menn but with some difficulty. If Tristan Pilot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When GAS MONKEY's Tristan Pilot in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Croatia's goalie prevented a goal. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Baclet in the 7th minute of play. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Baclet, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Sacha Bagot charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sacha Bagot the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to GAS MONKEY getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Sacha Bagot hit a great ball. In the 10th minute, Dinko Stankovic ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robert Le Menn was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Farrugia in the 14th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Baclet in the 18th minute of the match. Eduard Kostelac might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Robert Le Menn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eduard Kostelac ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Neven Culina got a free kick in the 25th minute. Charles-Henri Alavoine hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Baclet in the 30th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Toni Mauzer 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. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Baclet in the 36th minute of play. Gabriel Farrugia scored 1-1 in the 39th 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. GAS MONKEY's Sam Baclet got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Toni Mauzer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Domazet. Tristan Pilot came free with the goalkeeper in the 57th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ilija Skugor could save by the left post. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Baclet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Farrugia in the 59th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Bosak's late challenge caught a GAS MONKEY's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Martin Bosak helped the player get up and apologised. Martin Bosak kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Toni Mauzer in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Robert Le Menn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Moïse Sola kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Croatia's Toni Mauzer couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 66th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for GAS MONKEY. In the 67th minute, Neven Culina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute of the match Ramzi Wittmann 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 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Baclet, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Moïse Sola was shown his second yellow card after 80 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, GAS MONKEY's Moïse Sola got a free kick in the 80th minute. After having played for 83 minutes, Toni Mauzer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Croatia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Toni Mauzer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The GAS MONKEY fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when GAS MONKEY's Sam Baclet looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Martin Bosak hit a great ball. GAS MONKEY's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.