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Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 6100, Seating: 1550, VIP seats: 80) Ivica Brdar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakov Futač in the 7th minute of the match. Krešo Knez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Ivica Brdar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mersin's Ivica Brdar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kryspin Rzeszutko in the 10th minute of play. Kryspin Rzeszutko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopold Trbojević in the 17th minute of play forced Pula's goalkeeper Arne Sandström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Viggo Hed in the 18th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Mersin's Jurica Ožanić. Jurica Ožanić's late challenge caught a Pula's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jurica Ožanić helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Pula booed when Mersin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jurica Ožanić didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frano Kocković during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Pula booed when Mersin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frano Kocković didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivica Brdar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jakov Futač, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Vladimir Aleksandrić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arne Sandström having to interfere. Leopold Trbojevićs short, quick shot in the 36thth minute got Arne Sandström to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Jakov Futač scored 0-1 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ivica Brdar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Krešo Knez made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Krešo Knez made a precise shot to the right of Ivica Brdar. Mersin's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. If Leopold Trbojević had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 59 minutes, Jadran Uljević managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mersin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jadran Uljević was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpected shot in the 63rd minute by Krešo Knez got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When Jakov Futač came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Pula 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 Jakov Futač couldn't finish the play. 70 minutes into the game, Mersin's Leopold Trbojević nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arne Sandström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The supporters of Mersin booed when Pula was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francesco Capone didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivica Brdar was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eugen Crnjak showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 86 minute of play. Kryspin Rzeszutko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Ivica Brdar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Mersin booed when Pula was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eugen Crnjak didn't get a good kick on the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Pula's goal looked a bit too open when Leopold Trbojević came free, but Arne Sandström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pula's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.