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Ljubuncic
Spectators: 10850 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) Nelson Mandela made the kick off and thus started the match. Dida Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelson Mandela in the 4th minute of the match. After 6 minutes, Nelson Mandela made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. NK RIJEKA 1983's Dida Pontes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nelson Mandela in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dida Pontes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dida Pontes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nelson Mandela's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. 12 minutes into the game, FK Željezničar's Adi Jusufović nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dida Pontes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Dida Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelson Mandela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute, Vladislav Petkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nelson Mandela in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dida Pontes saved NK RIJEKA 1983 from getting behind. FK Željezničar's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Šemsudin Kamber in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute FK Željezničar were awarded a corner. Šemsudin Kamber went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Fesmir Kubatlija heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After 33 played minutes NK RIJEKA 1983 got a freekick which was hit by Stórólfur Xenopanagos. Dida Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Šemsudin Kamber in the 34th minute of the match. When Nelson Mandela came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the FK Željezničar fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nelson Mandela couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nelson Mandela in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dida Pontes saved NK RIJEKA 1983 from getting behind. Adi Jusufović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. NK RIJEKA 1983's Eric Runberg got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The FK Željezničar fans' excitement grew in the 47th match minute when FK Željezničar's Nelson Mandela 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 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eric Runberg made a kick off. After 53 played minutes NK RIJEKA 1983 got a freekick which was hit by Bahrudin Pelak. Caetano Costa took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dida Pontes. NK RIJEKA 1983's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Dida Pontes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nelson Mandela in the 56th minute. After 57 minutes NK RIJEKA 1983's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Šemsudin Kamber who took care of the corner kick. FK Željezničar's Šemsudin Kamber was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dida Pontes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Nelson Mandela managed to get in a good position for a shot. FK Željezničar's supporters rose to their feet, but Nelson Mandela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dida Pontes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 61 minutes into the match, NK RIJEKA 1983's Delmiro Menendo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Semir Jakubović narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nelson Mandela received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dida Pontes came out and tried to block the shot, but Nelson Mandela slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 63rd minute. Through an outstanding action, after 68 minutes, Dida Pontes successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 75th minute Delmiro Menendo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Semir Jakubović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Semir Jakubović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eric Runberg in the 77th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Nelson Mandela's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dida Pontes was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. 79 minutes into the match, FK Željezničar's Caetano Costa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dida Pontes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 81stth minute of the game Nelson Mandela who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NK RIJEKA 1983's Dida Pontes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind NK RIJEKA 1983's goalkeeper Dida Pontes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 84 minutes into the match, FK Željezničar's Adi Jusufović sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dida Pontes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nelson Mandela struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Dida Pontes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FK Željezničar. In the 90thth minute of the game Nelson Mandela who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NK RIJEKA 1983's Dida Pontes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the NK RIJEKA 1983 defense, Nelson Mandela kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dida Pontes. The NK RIJEKA 1983 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dida Pontes should have stopped the shot. When the match was over FK Željezničar could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than NK RIJEKA 1983 throughout the match.