Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jedrzej Beninda kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Karol Jandryca during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 3 played minutes Moose Knuckles got a freekick which was hit by Karol Jandryca. Tomislav Kardum showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sonic Ball in the 7th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, U21 Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Sonic Ball came free, but Tomislav Kardum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomislav Kardum showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jedrzej Beninda in the 13th minute of the match. If Sonic Ball had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tonko Grković in the 18th minute of play forced Moose Knuckles's goalkeeper Svajūnas Ričkus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Svajūnas Ričkus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tonko Grković in the 19th minute of play. U21 Croatia's Tomislav Kardum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sonic Ball in the 20th minute of play. Svajūnas Ričkus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Šandor Dajčić in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrej Palković in the 26th minute of play forced Moose Knuckles's goalkeeper Svajūnas Ričkus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 played minutes Moose Knuckles got a freekick which was hit by Sonic Ball. Tomislav Kardum didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aloyzas Valys went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 32 minutes into the match, U21 Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Sonic Ball came free, but Tomislav Kardum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sonic Ball in the 36th minute of play forced U21 Croatia's goalkeeper Tomislav Kardum to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomislav Kardum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sonic Ball, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Moose Knuckles getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Raimundo Joinvilense hit a great ball. Mladen Gambiroža's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Svajūnas Ričkus read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. U21 Croatia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mladen Gambiroža in the 48th minute. A nice corner shot did that Mladen Gambiroža got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Svajūnas Ričkus quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

After 54 played minutes U21 Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Stanko Jertec. Tonko Grković took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Svajūnas Ričkus. Svajūnas Ričkus dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Tomislav Kardum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jedrzej Beninda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Svajūnas Ričkus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tonko Grković in the 60th minute of the match. U21 Croatia's Tomislav Kardum proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Croatia from getting a goal against them. 67 minutes into the match, U21 Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Maraman came free, but Tomislav Kardum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Svajūnas Ričkus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tonko Grković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Svajūnas Ričkus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tonko Grković in the 71st minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Aloyzas Valys dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tomislav Kardum, 1-2. Moose Knuckles made a substitution. Benjaminas Duseika replaced Venancio Nardo. Moose Knuckles made a substitution. Valdemaras Vainoras replaced Jedrzej Beninda. Tomislav Kardum showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sonic Ball, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Tomislav Kardum made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Sonic Ball sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Moose Knuckles's Tạ Sá got a free kick in the 85th minute. Tomislav Kardum showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdemaras Vainoras, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 89 minutes into the game, Vjeran Bulat was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Croatia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Moose Knuckles the free kick. After 89 played minutes U21 Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Vjeran Bulat. Sonic Ball could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Tomislav Kardum made a huge save.