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Maksimir
Spectators: 10883 (Terracing: 8163, Seating: 2503, VIP seats: 217) Jakša Tipurić made the kick off and thus started the match. After a defensive mix-up in Punisher FC's zone, Tonko Urban stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Trifon Voutsinas came out of the goal and Tonko Urban tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ahmet-Sela-Yunus-Emre El Abidine Ben Ali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jânio Branco having to interfere. After 9 minutes, Tonko Petrlin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lipovljani and the Punisher FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 10th minute Ahmet-Sela-Yunus-Emre El Abidine Ben Ali shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jânio Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Punisher FC's goalkeeper Trifon Voutsinas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Trifon Voutsinas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Domagoj Grković showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 24 minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Lipovljani's Domagoj Grković sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Trifon Voutsinas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jânio Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet-Sela-Yunus-Emre El Abidine Ben Ali in the 32nd minute of play. Trifon Voutsinas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Domagoj Grković in the 34th minute. Punisher FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 36th minute, when Domagoj Grković scored to the left of an out of position Trifon Voutsinas, making the score, 2-0. Punisher FC's Trifon Voutsinas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Punisher FC from getting a goal against them. Lipovljani's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tonko Urban in the 41st minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Punisher FC's goalie and right to Tobias Galeno. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Punisher FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Domagoj Grković stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domagoj Grković in the 52nd minute of play forced Punisher FC's goalkeeper Trifon Voutsinas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd minute, Domagoj Grković ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Trifon Voutsinas was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Domagoj Grković sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domagoj Grković in the 57th minute of play forced Punisher FC's goalkeeper Trifon Voutsinas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Borys Zajonc charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Borys Zajonc the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 61 played minutes Punisher FC got a freekick which was hit by Borys Zajonc. Borys Zajonc kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Trifon Voutsinas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domagoj Grković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Punisher FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Borys Zajonc hit a great ball. Trifon Voutsinas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domagoj Grković in the 69th minute of the match. Lipovljani's Tarvo Hautaniemi was substituted for Rio Mata. In the 73rd minute of the match Lipovljani got a corner. Punisher FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tonko Urban ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Punisher FC's goalkeeper Trifon Voutsinas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lipovljani's defense didn't have a chance, in the 76th minute, when Emilijan Bistrović scored to the left of an out of position Jânio Branco, making the score, 3-1. Trifon Voutsinas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domagoj Grković in the 82nd minute of play. Lipovljani's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tonko Urban in the 86th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Punisher FC's goalie and right to Tobias Galeno. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Punisher FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Lipovljani's Domagoj Grković got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Domagoj Grković recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Lipovljani fans cheered their team off the field, for while Punisher FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.