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The Last Stand
Spectators: 10806 (Terracing: 8106, Seating: 2485, VIP seats: 215) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mikolaj Gdowik started the match with the kick off. NK Crni Tigrovi's Marcel Mateša played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karim Benzema in the 5th minute of play. Trifon Voutsinas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mikolaj Gdowik's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Mikolaj Gdowik sped through Punisher FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Trifon Voutsinas. After a rather tough play, Punisher FC's Rafael Boban got a free kick in the 10th minute. 16 minutes into the match, NK Crni Tigrovi's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Benzema came free, but Marcel Mateša reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Trifon Voutsinas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardino Gonsalvo in the 21st minute of play. Marcel Mateša made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Borko Blaškić in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, NK Crni Tigrovi's goalkeeper Marcel Mateša had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Augustin Cerovec. 31 minutes into the match, NK Crni Tigrovi's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Benzema came free, but Marcel Mateša reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Punisher FC's Niko Krznarić got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Trifon Voutsinas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikolaj Gdowik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karim Benzema in the 35thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marcel Mateša, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Mikolaj Gdowik came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the NK Crni Tigrovi fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mikolaj Gdowik couldn't finish the play. The supporters of NK Crni Tigrovi booed when Punisher FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Borko Blaškić didn't get a good kick on the ball. When NK Crni Tigrovi's Mikolaj Gdowik in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Punisher FC's goalie prevented a goal. Marcel Mateša showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karim Benzema, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The Punisher FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. NK Crni Tigrovi were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Karim Benzema stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. NK Crni Tigrovi's Petar Bočkaj suffered a sore thigh after 56 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Emilijan Bistrović charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emilijan Bistrović the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. NK Crni Tigrovi made a substitution. Alfred Pervan replaced Petar Bočkaj. Emilijan Bistrović hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Trifon Voutsinas made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Mikolaj Gdowik sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karim Benzema in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcel Mateša prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, NK Crni Tigrovi's Patrick Viera got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Augustin Cerovec fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcel Mateša having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Mikolaj Gdowik ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Trifon Voutsinas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Trifon Voutsinas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikša Frankola, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. A collision led to NK Crni Tigrovi getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Aljoša Spahić hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Benzema in the 77th minute of play forced NK Crni Tigrovi's goalkeeper Marcel Mateša to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Punisher FC's Goran Barač was substituted for Borys Zajonc. When Mikolaj Gdowik came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the NK Crni Tigrovi fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mikolaj Gdowik couldn't finish the play. In the 87th minute, NK Crni Tigrovi's Nikša Frankola ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Trifon Voutsinas. Trifon Voutsinas yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. 91 minutes into the match, Punisher FC's goalkeeper Trifon Voutsinas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nikša Frankola. In the 92nd minute of the game Sergej Fio made a throw-in which Patrick Viera played forward. Sergej Fio kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. 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 NK Crni Tigrovi to win.