League

Maksimir
Spectators: 11000 (Terracing: 8251, Seating: 2530, VIP seats: 219) Domagoj Grković started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 6 minutes into the match, Lipovljani's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp came free, but Jânio Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute of the match NK BRONZIN got a corner. Lipovljani's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Natko Gajski ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on NK BRONZIN's corner Natko Gajski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jânio Branco quite easily take care of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Lipovljani's Domagoj Grković slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Bernard Kufner. That made the score 1-0 after 13 minutes of play. Lipovljani's attentive Rio Mata managed to snatch the ball when Mirko Janeš made a throw-in in the 16th minute of the game. Domagoj Grković might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bernard Kufner. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Domagoj Grković ran back to his position shaking his head. NK BRONZIN's Bernard Kufner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domagoj Grković in the 18th minute of play. Jakov Cvjetković kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Lipovljani's Jânio Branco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp in the 22nd minute of play. Jânio Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natko Gajski in the 23rd minute of play. After 24 minutes Lipovljani's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Natko Gajski who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, NK BRONZIN's Radomil Ciszewski got a free kick in the 25th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Domagoj Grković could shoot a difficult shot in the 26th minute, which Bernard Kufner however easily saved by the left post. After 27 minutes NK BRONZIN's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tonko Urban who took care of the corner kick. 31 minutes into the match, Lipovljani's goal looked a bit too open when Karlo Radonić came free, but Jânio Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute Lipovljani were awarded a corner. Tonko Urban went to the cornerflag to take it. Bernard Kufner stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Domagoj Grković's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. With a little luck, NK BRONZIN's Bernard Kufner got control of the ball when Domagoj Grković tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 43 played minutes NK BRONZIN got a freekick which was hit by Mirko Janeš. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind NK BRONZIN's goalkeeper Bernard Kufner, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jânio Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karlo Radonić in the 46th minute of play. 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 wind increased when Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Håkan Šuker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernard Kufner was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Bernard Kufner stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Håkan Šuker's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Håkan Šuker put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Bernard Kufner. 69 minutes into the game, Håkan Šuker cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Bernard Kufner was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. NK BRONZIN made a substitution. Jure Pantić replaced Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp. NK BRONZIN made a substitution. Florijan Posinjak replaced Natko Gajski. 74 minutes into the match, Lipovljani's goalkeeper Jânio Branco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Florijan Posinjak. Bernard Kufner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tonko Urban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oliver Grlić charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oliver Grlić the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 81st minute, Oliver Grlić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernard Kufner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tonko Urban in the 81st minute of the match. Jânio Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karlo Radonić in the 84th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, Håkan Šuker had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bernard Kufner. NK BRONZIN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Håkan Šuker was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. After 90 minutes of play, NK BRONZIN's Florijan Posinjak made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jânio Branco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bernard Kufner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Håkan Šuker in the 93rd minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, NK BRONZIN's goal looked a bit too open when Håkan Šuker came free, but Bernard Kufner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.