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Spectators: 10823 (Terracing: 8118, Seating: 2489, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gordan Sedmak kicked off to start the match. Kent Klint stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Borislav Tvrdić's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. When NK Dubrava Zagreb's Gordan Sedmak in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye --Sibenik--'s goalie prevented a goal. When Jasenko Rogošić fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored --Sibenik--'s protests and gave Jasenko Rogošić a yellow card for diving instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gordan Sedmak in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alen Kovič prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alen Kovič took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jakab Soós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antun Bunić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kent Klint having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gordan Sedmak in the 17th minute of play forced --Sibenik--'s goalkeeper Alen Kovič to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benedito Mineiro kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After 22nd play minutes Gordan Sedmak shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Alen Kovič and just under the crossbar into goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Nikola Haramina kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kent Klint. That made the score 1-1 in the 26 minute of play. Gordan Sedmak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alen Kovič having to interfere. Alen Kovič showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakab Soós in the 37th minute of the match. The supporters of --Sibenik-- booed when NK Dubrava Zagreb was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jakab Soós didn't get a good kick on the ball. When NK Dubrava Zagreb's Gordan Sedmak in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye --Sibenik--'s goalie prevented a goal. Alen Kovič took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lv Xi Cheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, --Sibenik--'s goal looked a bit too open when Gordan Sedmak came free, but Alen Kovič reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Borislav Tvrdić stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Antun Bunić managed to get in a good position for a shot. --Sibenik--'s supporters rose to their feet, but Antun Bunić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kent Klint breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alen Kovič showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakab Soós in the 54th minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, --Sibenik--'s Nikola Haramina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kent Klint narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Charles Mariano hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Alen Kovič took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jakab Soós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikola Haramina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, --Sibenik--'s Alen Kovič got control of the ball when Kazimir Pendo tried to sneak it across the goal line. --Sibenik--'s Alen Kovič played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lv Xi Cheng in the 70th minute of play. Alen Kovič made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jakab Soós in the 72nd minute of play. Kent Klint showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jasenko Rogošić in the 74th minute of the match. Kent Klint showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jasenko Rogošić in the 80th minute of the match. 80 minutes in the game, Jasenko Rogošić dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. NK Dubrava Zagreb's Tvrtko Urban was substituted for Tage Myrholm. In the 84th minute, --Sibenik--'s Antonio Perišić seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Antonio Perišić the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of --Sibenik-- protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Antonio Perišić had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 84th minute of the game. One of --Sibenik--:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of NK Dubrava Zagreb:s goal. Ilko Lokin shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Lv Xi Cheng did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-3 to the left of a surprised Alen Kovič 91 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute, Nikola Haramina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alen Kovič took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jakab Soós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. --Sibenik--'s goalkeeper couldn't reach when Lv Xi Cheng 97 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-4. The NK Dubrava Zagreb players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.