League

Sinjac Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ferdinand Venturin started the match with the kick off. Natko Stiplošek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nikša Kovačić in the 3rd minute. Natko Stiplošek made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Ferdinand Venturin sent off a good shot on target. Vedran Moćan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanimir Zorić in the 6th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nikša Kovačić got free with Natko Stiplošek in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ljubomir Kuna during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 14th match minute, Sinjac was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ljubomir Kuna to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Nk Pregrada's Duško Modić got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 23rd minute, Sinjac's Ferdinand Venturin dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After a rather tough play, Nk Pregrada's Duško Modić got a free kick in the 26th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Nk Pregrada's goalkeeper Natko Stiplošek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nikša Kovačić. Lovro Galinec received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Vedran Moćan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the game, Vanja Basarić cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Vedran Moćan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luka Špoljar got a throw-in 38 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Ljubomir Kuna. Ferdinand Venturin in the 40thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Natko Stiplošek, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After having played for 41 minutes, Želimir Matjašec managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sinjac's supporters crossed their fingers, but Želimir Matjašec was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Tvrtko Smrečki made in the 55th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Nikša Kovačić immediately put the ball in play. Nk Pregrada's Natko Stiplošek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdinand Venturin in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Ljubomir Kuna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Lovro Galinec had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nk Pregrada's attentive Duško Modić managed to snatch the ball when Luka Špoljar made a throw-in in the 63rd minute of the game. Vedran Moćan came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Nk Pregrada's Vanja Basarić. But to his dismay, Vanja Basarić quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. A collision led to Nk Pregrada getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Duško Modić hit a great ball. In the 70th minute Ferdinand Venturin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natko Stiplošek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nk Pregrada's Kjell-Arne Kalfhage managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Tvrtko Smrečki in the 75 minute of the game. Vanja Basarić might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vedran Moćan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vanja Basarić ran back to his position shaking his head. Velimir Banko hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Natko Stiplošek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikša Kovačić, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Natko Stiplošek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferdinand Venturin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Sinjac fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when Sinjac's Ferdinand Venturin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 95 minutes into the game, Tvrtko Smrečki threw the ball into play from the sideline. Nk Pregrada's Kjell-Arne Kalfhage quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.