League

The Last Stand
Spectators: 10887 (Terracing: 8166, Seating: 2504, VIP seats: 217) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Domagoj Grković in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Trifon Voutsinas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Domagoj Grković might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Trifon Voutsinas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Domagoj Grković ran back to his position shaking his head. Trifon Voutsinas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domagoj Grković in the 10th minute of play. Jânio Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Benzema, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Lipovljani getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Giovanni van Bronckhorst hit a great ball. Jânio Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Borko Blaškić in the 16th minute of the match. In the 18th 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: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Borko Blaškić in the 20th minute of play forced Lipovljani's goalkeeper Jânio Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Domagoj Grković might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Trifon Voutsinas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Domagoj Grković ran back to his position shaking his head. Trifon Voutsinas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domagoj Grković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 23 minutes, Karim Benzema managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Punisher FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karim Benzema was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lovro Majer might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Trifon Voutsinas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lovro Majer ran back to his position shaking his head. Domagoj Grković scored 0-2 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Trifon Voutsinas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jânio Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Borko Blaškić in the 40th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

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. Trifon Voutsinas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Domagoj Grković showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 51 minute of play. Trifon Voutsinas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Domagoj Grković's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Punisher FC's goalkeeper Trifon Voutsinas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Trifon Voutsinas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domagoj Grković in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Punisher FC's goalkeeper Trifon Voutsinas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lipovljani's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tonko Urban in the 72nd minute. The corner ended in Tonko Urban almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Punisher FC's Trifon Voutsinas did a great save. Trifon Voutsinas was a little too slow when Domagoj Grković got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 75th minute. The score was now 0-4. With a little luck, Punisher FC's Trifon Voutsinas got control of the ball when Domagoj Grković tried to sneak it across the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Lipovljani's Domagoj Grković sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Trifon Voutsinas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Domagoj Grković in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Trifon Voutsinas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lipovljani were awarded a corner in the 94th minute after Punisher FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tonko Urban took the corner. The corner ended in Lovro Majer almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Punisher FC's Trifon Voutsinas did a great save. In the 95th minute Tonko Murković shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jânio Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Punisher FC manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Lipovljani to win.