League

Maksimir
Spectators: 10980 (Terracing: 8236, Seating: 2525, VIP seats: 219) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Domagoj Grković took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mate Erdelez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domagoj Grković in the 3rd minute of the match. 5 minutes into the match, HNK Segesta's goalkeeper Mate Erdelez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Domagoj Grković. HNK Segesta's defense didn't have a chance, in the 6th minute, when Domagoj Grković scored to the left of an out of position Mate Erdelez, making the score, 1-0. In the 12th match minute, HNK Segesta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dalibor Težak to maneuver through the defense. Jânio Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grgur Vida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jânio Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Rudqvist in the 38th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, one of HNK Segesta:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 43rd minute of the match, Domagoj Grković got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mate Erdelez was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Boris Rudqvist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Boris Rudqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Jânio Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mate Erdelez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tonko Urban, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Jânio Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franjo Fabijanić in the 58th minute of the match. Jânio Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zlatan Ciolfi in the 58th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Zlatan Ciolfi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jânio Branco was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. 64 minutes into the game, Lipovljani's Domagoj Grković nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mate Erdelez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Lipovljani's Jânio Branco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zlatan Ciolfi in the 68th minute of play. Mate Erdelez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Domagoj Grković went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 73rd minute Rio Mata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mate Erdelez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jânio Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boris Rudqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th match minute, Lipovljani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tonko Urban to maneuver through the defense. Jânio Branco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zlatan Ciolfi in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domagoj Grković in the 84th minute of play forced HNK Segesta's goalkeeper Mate Erdelez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 85 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for HNK Segesta! When Lipovljani's Domagoj Grković in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye HNK Segesta's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, HNK Segesta's Adolf Pancirov got a free kick in the 88th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Domagoj Grković managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lipovljani's supporters rose to their feet, but Domagoj Grković was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mate Erdelez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The attack was good, but when Domagoj Grković in the 94th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. HNK Segesta's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Lipovljani had won, even though HNK Segesta had held more of the ball.