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TPL
Spectators: 9181 (Terracing: 6888, Seating: 2111, VIP seats: 182) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sandi Matrljan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Velimir Paunović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stjepko Staničić in the 3rd minute of the match. The referee gave Red Devils a penalty, 6 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Andreas Vall, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of TPL Kappa GG's Velimir Paunović. 0-1. The audience was convinced that Stjepko Staničić's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Velimir Paunović was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Velimir Paunović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Bandić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, TPL Kappa GG's goal looked a bit too open when Stjepko Staničić came free, but Velimir Paunović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Pavao Grgurović notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Red Devils's Clayton Zaragoza. Clayton Zaragoza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 31 minutes, Toni Bandić mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Red Devils and the TPL Kappa GG players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 31 played minutes Red Devils got a freekick which was hit by Toni Bandić. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Bandić in the 35th minute of play forced TPL Kappa GG's goalkeeper Velimir Paunović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Velimir Paunović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toni Bandić in the 39th minute of play. Ozren Šiletić hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Krešimir Čamagajevac got free with Clayton Zaragoza in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stjepko Staničić struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Velimir Paunović didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Red Devils. In the 47th match minute, TPL Kappa GG was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adam Poljak to maneuver through the defense. Velimir Paunović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stjepko Staničić in the 48th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stjepko Staničić to make the kick off. Toni Bandić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Velimir Paunović having to interfere. Stjepko Staničić blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Velimir Paunović having to make a save. In the 58thth minute of the game Stjepko Staničić who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TPL Kappa GG's Velimir Paunović was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Stjepko Staničić managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Devils's supporters rose to their feet, but Stjepko Staničić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Velimir Paunović breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 71st minute, TPL Kappa GG's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Stjepko Staničić fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. A collision led to TPL Kappa GG getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Adam Poljak hit a great ball. 73 minutes into the match, Red Devils's Andreas Vall broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Sandi Matrljan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Velimir Paunović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stjepko Staničić in the 81st minute of the match. Velimir Paunović made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Toni Bandić sent off a good shot on target. Toni Bandić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Velimir Paunović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 91st minute, Tomo Peti got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 94th minute Krešimir Čamagajevac shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clayton Zaragoza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.