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Lički Osik
Spectators: 7001 (Terracing: 5991, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 10) Krsto Šušak took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rene Devčić. Lički Osik's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stanko Smoljo during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Stanko Smoljo kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, Vladislav Herceg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Feliks Čuljat. Vinogradci OSK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vladislav Herceg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. A collision led to Lički Osik getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Leo Mrvelj hit a great ball. Zdeslav Ćalaga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rene Devčić having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Lički Osik's Nenad Klarić got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 32nd minute, Zdeslav Ćalaga 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 34th minute, Ernest Vračić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rene Devčić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zdeslav Ćalaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Vinogradci OSK's Zdeslav Ćalaga got a free kick in the 37th minute. Sandi Špralja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Feliks Čuljat having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Sandi Špralja's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Feliks Čuljat was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. When Leo Mrvelj fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lički Osik's protests and gave Leo Mrvelj a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Lički Osik getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Leo Mrvelj hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sandi Špralja stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sandi Špralja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Feliks Čuljat having to interfere. Lički Osik were awarded a corner in the 56th minute after Vinogradci OSK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sandi Špralja took the corner. Lički Osik's Sandi Špralja was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Feliks Čuljat in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 57 played minutes Lički Osik got a freekick which was hit by Sandi Špralja. With a little luck, Lički Osik's Rene Devčić got control of the ball when Dragan Turković tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sandi Špralja's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Feliks Čuljat read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Miran Mihovilović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Feliks Čuljat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Vinogradci OSK getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Stanko Smoljo hit a great ball. After 85 minutes, Sandi Špralja made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Vinogradci OSK's Feliks Čuljat tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Miran Mihovilović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Feliks Čuljat having to interfere. Feliks Čuljat came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Lički Osik's Ernest Vračić. But to his dismay, Ernest Vračić quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Krsto Šušak made in the 98th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Zdeslav Ćalaga. Lički Osik were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Vinogradci OSK for a fine match.