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Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 6100, Seating: 1550, VIP seats: 80) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leopold Trbojević started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milan Vusak in the 3rd minute of play forced Mersin's goalkeeper Ivica Brdar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mersin's Ivica Brdar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikša Buljan in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Mersin's goal looked a bit too open when Nikša Buljan came free, but Ivica Brdar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Mersin's goal looked a bit too open when Maksim Antić came free, but Ivica Brdar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute, Milan Vusak 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. Mersin's Ivica Brdar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Milan Vusak in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Jan Fiket hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edo Brajković kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zdenko Taslak in the 32nd minute of play forced Mersin's goalkeeper Ivica Brdar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Mersin defense, Nikša Buljan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivica Brdar. The Mersin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivica Brdar should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Mersin defense, Nikša Buljan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivica Brdar. The Mersin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivica Brdar should have stopped the shot. Ivica Brdar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zdenko Taslak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Milan Vusak got free with Ivica Brdar in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ivica Brdar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdenko Taslak, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute, Mersin's Jan Fiket seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jan Fiket the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Mersin protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jan Fiket had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 57th minute of the game. One of Mersin:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Hlapičina HNK:s goal. Milan Vusak in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ivica Brdar, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 64 played minutes Mersin got a freekick which was hit by Edo Brajković. When the match clock showed 66 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Milan Vusak sped through Mersin's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ivica Brdar. Ivica Brdar stood somewhat misplaced when Zdenko Taslak came free in front of goal and shot 0-6 to the left of him in the 69 minute. In the 72nd minute Zdenko Taslak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivica Brdar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivica Brdar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdenko Taslak, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 81st minute, Nikša Buljan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivica Brdar was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. 84 minutes into the game, Jurica Ožanić was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mersin's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hlapičina HNK the free kick. The goalkeeper, Ivica Brdar, was totally fooled by Hlapičina HNK's Adam Sertić, who 85 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. With a little luck, Mersin's Ivica Brdar got control of the ball when Maksim Antić tried to sneak it across the goal line. Maksim Antić could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Ivica Brdar made a huge save. Ivica Brdar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdenko Taslak, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. A collision led to Mersin getting a freekick after 100 minutes play. Filip Krivačić hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Mersin defense, Milan Vusak kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivica Brdar. The Mersin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivica Brdar should have stopped the shot. Hlapičina HNK's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.