Challenge

Loman
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Toni Mauzer started the match with the kick off. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Andone in the 3rd minute of play. In the 8th minute Dinko Stankovic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iustin Neagoe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Mihai Coja's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilija Skugor was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. After 12 minutes, Sebastian Andone mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Loman and the Croatia players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Loman's Sebastian Andone got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 15th minute, Loman's Eusebiu Cândea seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Eusebiu Cândea the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Loman protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Eusebiu Cândea had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Loman fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 15th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Croatia a penalty, 17 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Toni Mauzer, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Loman's Iustin Neagoe. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neven Culina in the 22nd minute of play forced Loman's goalkeeper Iustin Neagoe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Toni Mauzer made a precise shot to the right of Iustin Neagoe. Loman's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Sebastian Andone kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Benjamin Domazet hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. If Mihai Coja had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iustin Neagoe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Mauzer in the 41st minute of the match. Iustin Neagoe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Mauzer in the 46th minute of the match.

In the 51st match minute, Croatia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Domazet to maneuver through the defense. In the 53rd minute of the match Dorel Oros sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ilija Skugor skillfully saved the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emil Peptan during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Croatia booed when Loman was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emil Peptan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iustin Neagoe was a little too slow when Martin Bosak got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 0-3. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihai Coja in the 65th minute of play. Iustin Neagoe was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Toni Mauzer capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Toni Mauzer really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damir Pongrac got free with Iustin Neagoe in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mihai Coja took the ball and in the 78 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 1-4. Iustin Neagoe made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Toni Mauzer sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Loman's Iustin Neagoe got control of the ball when Toni Mauzer tried to sneak it across the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Croatia walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.