Challenge

Croatia Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) NFC Eagles 22's Ton de Ruijter 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. Teo Gudelj hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Bosak in the 7th minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Dé Baron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dé Baron made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dinko Stankovic in the 9th minute. Dé Baron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Mauzer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when Toni Mauzer came free, but Dé Baron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dé Baron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Mauzer, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Dé Baron was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eduard Kostelac showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 18 minute of play. Eduard Kostelac made in the 24th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by NFC Eagles 22's Maurits Apotheker. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Mauzer in the 25th minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Dé Baron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toni Mauzer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Dé Baron made a huge save. NFC Eagles 22's attentive Karsten Saelman managed to snatch the ball when Neven Culina made a throw-in in the 28th minute of the game. In the 31st minute of the match, Toni Mauzer tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dé Baron saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a little luck, NFC Eagles 22's Dé Baron got control of the ball when Damir Pongrac tried to sneak it across the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when Toni Mauzer came free, but Dé Baron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Toni Mauzer got free with Dé Baron in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Toni Mauzer took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Dé Baron to make any attempt to save it. NFC Eagles 22's defense didn't have a chance, in the 44th minute, when Toni Mauzer scored to the left of an out of position Dé Baron, making the score, 4-0. Dé Baron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Mauzer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 48 minutes into the game, Damir Pongrac cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Dé Baron was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Toni Mauzer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With 54 minutes on the clock, Harry Vrieling commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 54th match minute, NFC Eagles 22 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harry Vrieling to maneuver through the defense. 59 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when Dinko Stankovic came free, but Dé Baron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Martin Bosak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dé Baron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damir Pongrac, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 68 minutes of play, Croatia's Damir Pongrac made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dé Baron was left in no man's land by his defense there! Martin Bosak made in the 71st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Eduard Kostelac however managed to control. Dé Baron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Mauzer in the 75th minute of the match. In the 77th minute Dinko Stankovic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dé Baron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dé Baron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduard Kostelac in the 78th minute of play. Dé Baron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neven Culina in the 84th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when Damir Pongrac came free, but Dé Baron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dé Baron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Mauzer in the 87th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Mauzer in the 89th minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Dé Baron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damir Pongrac took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dé Baron. Dé Baron dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. Dé Baron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Mauzer in the 94th minute of the match. Dé Baron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Bosak, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. 97 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when Damir Pongrac came free, but Dé Baron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. NFC Eagles 22's Dé Baron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damir Pongrac in the 98th minute of play.