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Donji Čehi
Spectators: 6842 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Franko Hemula made the kick off which started today's match. Stanislav Šušić's late challenge caught a Donji Laduč's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stanislav Šušić helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Donji Laduč booed when Donji Čehi Drava was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stanislav Šušić didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mladen Tvrdić in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mile Muhar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Donji Laduč's Joško Selestrin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stjepan Mandarić in the 11th minute of play. Franko Hemula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stjepan Mandarić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joško Selestrin having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 21 minutes into the game, when Ivo Tukša put in a rough tackle. Krunoslav Grbović placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Joško Selestrin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stjepan Mandarić in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes into the game, Mladen Tvrdić cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Mile Muhar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Joško Selestrin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Držimir Paškov, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Stjepan Mandarić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Janko Hinić during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Janko Hinić hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Držimir Paškov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Joško Selestrin made a huge save. Mladen Tvrdić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 53rd minute, Mladen Tvrdić fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Mile Muhar, passed just outside the right post. A collision led to Donji Čehi Drava getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Janko Hinić hit a great ball. Donji Laduč's Joško Selestrin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stjepan Mandarić in the 58th minute of play. Donji Laduč's Joško Selestrin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Janko Hinić in the 61st minute of play. Joško Selestrin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Držimir Paškov in the 69th minute of the match. If Stjepan Mandarić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 76 minutes into the game, Donji Čehi Drava's Stjepan Mandarić nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joško Selestrin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. If Stjepan Mandarić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Stjepan Mandarić's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joško Selestrin was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Držimir Paškov might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joško Selestrin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Držimir Paškov ran back to his position shaking his head. Stjepan Mandarić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Joško Selestrin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joško Selestrin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Držimir Paškov in the 88th minute of play. Mladen Tvrdić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mile Muhar having to interfere. Mladen Tvrdić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mile Muhar having to interfere. Donji Laduč's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.