Challenge

Croatia Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Musa Muhteşem kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Humberto Bastos 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. 胡振鸿 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Damir Pongrac in the 9th minute. Damir Pongrac kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the game, Musa Muhteşem cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ilija Skugor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by A A Arizona's Lyuboslav Penev. But to his dismay, Lyuboslav Penev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 19 minutes into the match, Humberto Bastos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Humberto Bastos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Musa Muhteşem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the game, A A Arizona's Musa Muhteşem 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, 0-5. After 27 minutes of play, A A Arizona's Musa Muhteşem made it 0-6 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! After a defensive mix-up in A A Arizona's zone, Toni Mauzer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 胡振鸿 came out of the goal and Toni Mauzer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lyuboslav Penev, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vitinho do Valle in the 37th minute of the match. If Lyuboslav Penev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 40 minutes into the match, Belmiro Nascimento had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Belmiro Nascimento was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. 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.

In the 51st minute, Musa Muhteşem made a precise shot to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. 54 minutes into the game, A A Arizona's Musa Muhteşem 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, 0-9. In the 57th minute of the match, Lyuboslav Penev tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ilija Skugor saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 58 minutes of play, A A Arizona's Elói Mesquita made it 0-10 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 Lyuboslav Penev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lyuboslav Penev scored 0-12 in the 67th 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Laércio Aguiar kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ilija Skugor. That made the score 0-13 in the 70 minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Croatia's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Belmiro Nascimento fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ilija Skugor was a little too slow when Lyuboslav Penev got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 84th minute. The score was now 0-16. If Natã Pereira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With an all-out effort, A A Arizona's Ilija Skugor threw himself towards the right post 92 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Laércio Aguiar, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ilija Skugor was a little too slow when Lyuboslav Penev got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 0-17. The Croatia fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. A A Arizona were clearly better and deserved to take the win.