Challenge

Croatia Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Rubite FC's Rafa Abasalo 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. 3 minutes into the match, Rubite FC's goal looked a bit too open when Toni Mauzer came free, but Peru Aranzubia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lazaro Prieto in the 5th minute of the match. Toni Mauzer received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Peru Aranzubia came out and tried to block the shot, but Toni Mauzer slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 7th minute. Rubite FC's Peru Aranzubia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damir Pongrac in the 9th minute of play. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pudes Figueres in the 10th minute of the match. If Rafa Abasalo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 18 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Lazaro Prieto came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafa Abasalo hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 22nd match minute, Rubite FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cesaro Solano to maneuver through the defense. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafa Abasalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. After 29 minutes of play, Rubite FC's Gizon Munoz made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ilija Skugor was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 32nd minute, Toni Mauzer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Peru Aranzubia was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Patrik Terzic hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. After 37 minutes, Gizon Munoz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rubite FC and the Croatia players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Rubite FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Marcos Fuente hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 40 minutes, Peru Aranzubia successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 47 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 Rubite FC the free kick. In the 47th minute, Martin Bosak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Toni Mauzer made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Rafa Abasalo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rubite FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Croatia's Ilija Skugor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Croatia from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pudes Figueres in the 65th 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 Rafa Abasalo got free with Ilija Skugor in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rubite FC's Peru Aranzubia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damir Pongrac in the 69th minute of play. Ilija Skugor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafa Abasalo in the 70th minute. Bastia Unzueta kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. If Martin Bosak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Rubite FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Gizon Munoz hit a great ball. In the 80thth minute of the game Gizon Munoz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Croatia's Ilija Skugor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rafa Abasalo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ilija Skugor firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gizon Munoz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute, Bastia Unzueta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute Dinko Stankovic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peru Aranzubia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gizon Munoz scored 3-3 in the 93rd 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. 97 minutes into the game, Rubite FC's Pudes Figueres 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, 3-4. The Croatia fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Rubite FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.