National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 13604 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 3316, VIP seats: 288) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marcel Gradiček made the kick off which started today's match. Kevin De Bruyne kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Jasmin Gverić made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Ivan Mota sent off a good shot on target. 6 minutes into the game, Julio De Diego recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jasmin Gverić. Julio De Diego showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Sergio Peralta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hrvoje Sansević in the 10th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the game, Jonathan Quiros recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jasmin Gverić. Jonathan Quiros showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Sergio Peralta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hrvoje Sansević in the 16th minute of the match. Ivan Mota's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 21stth minute, Jasmin Gverić skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. U21 Panama's Sergio Peralta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel Gradiček in the 25th minute of play. In the 30thth minute of the game Hrvoje Sansević who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Panama's Sergio Peralta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marcel Gradiček kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. After 33 minutes of play, U21 Croatia's Hrvoje Sansević made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sergio Peralta was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 37th minute Hrvoje Sansević shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Peralta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sergio Peralta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hrvoje Sansević, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute of the match U21 Croatia got a corner. U21 Panama's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kevin De Bruyne ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Kevin De Bruyne almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but U21 Panama's Sergio Peralta did a great save. A hard and well directed shot from Kevin De Bruyne led 41 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. U21 Panama's Sergio Peralta became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 2-2. A collision led to U21 Panama getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Humberto De Diego hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Humberto De Diego during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, U21 Panama's Humberto De Diego got a free kick in the 46th minute. In the 47th match minute, U21 Croatia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mladen Gambiroža to maneuver through the defense. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Ivan Mota made the kick off in the second half. Hrvoje Sansević could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Sergio Peralta made a huge save. Marcel Gradiček's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sergio Peralta read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Jasmin Gverić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio De Diego in the 55th minute of the match. In the 59th minute of the match, Marcel Gradiček got a very nice opportunity to score, but Sergio Peralta was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hrvoje Sansević in the 65th minute of play forced U21 Panama's goalkeeper Sergio Peralta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Ivan Mota notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of U21 Croatia's Jasmin Gverić. Jasmin Gverić was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. U21 Panama made a substitution. Joe Quintero replaced Carlos Escalona. In the 74th minute, Humberto De Diego hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, U21 Panama's Humberto De Diego got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Panama's goalkeeper Sergio Peralta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jasmin Gverić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Caballero, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Jasmin Gverić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Quiros in the 87th minute of the match. Sergio Peralta was a little too slow when Cvjetko Štokić got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 89th minute. The score was now 4-3. Julio De Diego recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.