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Maksimir
Spectators: 10883 (Terracing: 8163, Seating: 2503, VIP seats: 217) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Danijel Petrlin got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Tibor Ďumbier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jânio Branco was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. After 6 minutes, Tibor Ďumbier made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Lipovljani's Jânio Branco tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 16th minute, Lev Zhdanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Boleslaw Jaktorowo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domagoj Grković, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Miodrag Rozga made in the 27th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Lipovljani's Rio Mata. Boleslaw Jaktorowo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domagoj Grković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, Lipovljani's goal looked a bit too open when Danijel Petrlin came free, but Jânio Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jânio Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danijel Petrlin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the match, Domagoj Grković dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Boleslaw Jaktorowo, 1-1. In the 45th minute, Lipovljani's Domagoj Grković dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Domagoj Grković was the one to do the kick off. Jânio Branco made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Danijel Petrlin sent off a good shot on target. If Domagoj Grković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Lipovljani's Domagoj Grković in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Maksimir's goalie prevented a goal. Boleslaw Jaktorowo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domagoj Grković in the 61st minute of the match. Tonko Urban kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Maksimir's Mauro Jurišić was substituted for Billie Denijs. After 64 played minutes Lipovljani got a freekick which was hit by Tonko Urban. In the 67th minute, Domagoj Grković left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lipovljani fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Boleslaw Jaktorowo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domagoj Grković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maksimir's Boleslaw Jaktorowo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domagoj Grković in the 73rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Domagoj Grković in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Boleslaw Jaktorowo saved Maksimir from getting behind. Jânio Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrijan Grbović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tonko Urban in the 81st minute of play forced Maksimir's goalkeeper Boleslaw Jaktorowo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adrijan Grbović in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jânio Branco saved Lipovljani from getting behind. After 87 minutes of play, Lipovljani's Domagoj Grković made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Boleslaw Jaktorowo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lipovljani made a substitution. Tarvo Hautaniemi replaced Rio Mata. Jânio Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrijan Grbović, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After 92 played minutes Lipovljani got a freekick which was hit by Tonko Urban. After some careless play in the Maksimir defense, Domagoj Grković kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Boleslaw Jaktorowo. The Maksimir fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Boleslaw Jaktorowo should have stopped the shot. Lipovljani's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.