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Žminj Arena
Spectators: 10850 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Boris Rudqvist kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Žminj ONK's Albert Jelenčić got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Žminj ONK's Grgur Mađar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boris Rudqvist in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Valentin Brcina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mate Erdelez was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 14th minute Boris Rudqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grgur Mađar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Boris Rudqvist put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Grgur Mađar. 25 minutes into the match, Valentin Brcina notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of HNK Segesta's Mate Erdelez. Mate Erdelez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Valentin Brcina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentin Brcina got free with Mate Erdelez in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 32nd match minute, Žminj ONK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Birsel Nasip to maneuver through the defense. Valentin Brcina hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Valentin Brcina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mate Erdelez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dragutin Žbulj in the 39th minute of play forced Žminj ONK's goalkeeper Grgur Mađar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Žminj ONK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Grgur Vida was slow to take the kick. During this time HNK Segesta's players had a chance to rest. In the 41st match minute, HNK Segesta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kim Ingvall to maneuver through the defense. Valentin Brcina recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 47th minute, Sanjin Vlašić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valentin Brcina stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Boris Rudqvist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Grgur Mađar was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Boris Rudqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Žminj ONK made a substitution. Boro Bonačić replaced Valentin Brcina. If Boro Bonačić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Grgur Mađar made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Boris Rudqvist sent off a good shot on target. When HNK Segesta's Boris Rudqvist in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Žminj ONK's goalie prevented a goal. 75 minutes into the match, HNK Segesta's goal looked a bit too open when Boro Bonačić came free, but Mate Erdelez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boris Rudqvist received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Grgur Mađar came out and tried to block the shot, but Boris Rudqvist slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grgur Vida in the 82nd minute of play forced Žminj ONK's goalkeeper Grgur Mađar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grgur Mađar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Boris Rudqvist in the 83rd minute. After 84 minutes Žminj ONK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Grgur Vida who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Grgur Vida almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Žminj ONK's Grgur Mađar did a great save. In the 88th minute, Boro Bonačić made a precise shot to the right of Mate Erdelez. HNK Segesta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. Boro Bonačić's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mate Erdelez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Boro Bonačić left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Žminj ONK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2.