Challenge

Croatia Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the game, Tanek Daszkowski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ilija Skugor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tanek Daszkowski scored 0-2 in the 6th 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. Teo Gudelj's late challenge caught a NFC Eagles 22's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teo Gudelj helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of NFC Eagles 22 booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teo Gudelj didn't get a good kick on the ball. NFC Eagles 22's Ted Jansen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Teo Gudelj in the 14 minute of the game. Tanek Daszkowski took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ilija Skugor. Ilija Skugor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Teo Gudelj was shown his second yellow card after 26 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of NFC Eagles 22 booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teo Gudelj didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute, Tanek Daszkowski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ilija Skugor was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Tanek Daszkowski scored 0-6 in the 40th 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. Ilija Skugor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tanek Daszkowski went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. Toni Mauzer hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-7 lead.

Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tanek Daszkowski in the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Tanek Daszkowski made a precise shot to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-9. In the 65th play minute Tanek Daszkowski came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ilija Skugor. 0-10. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 72nd minute, but Ilija Skugor got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Croatia hanging dry this time. NFC Eagles 22's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ted Jansen in the 73rd minute. After 76 minutes, Tanek Daszkowski made it 0-11 with a short kick to the right side. Croatia's Ilija Skugor tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 79 minutes into the game, Martin Bosak 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 NFC Eagles 22 the free kick. Martin Bosak kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Martin Bosak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Croatia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 84th minute, when Tanek Daszkowski scored to the left of an out of position Ilija Skugor, making the score, 0-12. Raymond Schouten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilija Skugor having to interfere. Croatia's Ilija Skugor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Croatia from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Croatia booed when NFC Eagles 22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tanek Daszkowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. NFC Eagles 22's Jaap Zuidam quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Toni Mauzer, made in the 96th minute of the game. When the match was over NFC Eagles 22 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Croatia throughout the match.