Challenge

Croatia Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute, Fabricio Lozano 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. In the 7th minute, Hugo Lorden 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 0-1. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Line Of Fire's Pierre Verdonckt. But to his dismay, Pierre Verdonckt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 16 minutes into the game, Line Of Fire's Hugo Lorden 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, 0-3. After 19 minutes of play, Line Of Fire's Atef Ramzy made it 0-4 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! Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Lorden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute Atef Ramzy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilija Skugor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute, Atef Ramzy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Line Of Fire fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. In the 32nd minute, Tage Kjellkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 37 minutes into the game, Pierre Verdonckt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Line Of Fire's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Croatia the free kick. Pierre Verdonckt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Ilija Skugor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Line Of Fire fans' excitement grew in the 44th match minute when Line Of Fire's Hugo Lorden 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 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. During the 47th minute of the match Pierre Verdonckt completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Pierre Verdonckt a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Line Of Fire's Pierre Verdonckt got a free kick in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Nemesio Nerio took the ball and in the 52 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 0-8. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Fabricio Lozano took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Ilija Skugor to make any attempt to save it. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabricio Lozano, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Atef Ramzy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Ilija Skugor made a huge save. 63 minutes into the match, Atef Ramzy dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ilija Skugor, 0-10. Line Of Fire made a substitution. Hanafy Badr replaced Atef Ramzy. After 72 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Domazet. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabricio Lozano in the 75th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Line Of Fire's Hanafy Badr dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-12. Zagloul Ismail received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Ilija Skugor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute Nahuel Molina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilija Skugor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ilija Skugor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabricio Lozano in the 91st minute. In the 92nd minute of the match, Hanafy Badr got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ilija Skugor was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 93rd minute, Fabricio Lozano reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ilija Skugor. The goal made the score 0-14. Toni Mauzer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.