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Vrbanja
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Kaniža's Fran Dajčić got a free kick in the 3rd minute. The supporters of Vrbanja Kupa booed when Kaniža was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Perica Huljev didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Kaniža's zone, Časlav Ljubić stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stanimir Dominkuš came out of the goal and Časlav Ljubić tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Davor Sabolek came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Vrbanja Kupa 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 Davor Sabolek couldn't finish the play. Miha Bićanić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kaniža's Stanimir Dominkuš proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Kaniža from getting a goal against them. 20 minutes into the match, Dobriša Đurić dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Stanimir Dominkuš, 1-0. Davor Sabolek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Stanimir Dominkuš made a huge save. Stanimir Dominkuš showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dobriša Đurić, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. A collision led to Kaniža getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Tito Šagarjelo hit a great ball. Igor Kučan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Miro Pekić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stanimir Dominkuš stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dobriša Đurić's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. The supporters of Vrbanja Kupa booed when Kaniža was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rikard Cindrić didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Kaniža's zone, Davor Sabolek stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stanimir Dominkuš came out of the goal and Davor Sabolek tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 42nd minute, Kaniža's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Davor Sabolek fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The audience was convinced that Dobriša Đurić's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stanimir Dominkuš was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. When Dobriša Đurić came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Vrbanja Kupa 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 Dobriša Đurić couldn't finish the play. In the 48th minute, one of Kaniža:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Kaniža. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Dobriša Đurić made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Kaniža booed when Vrbanja Kupa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Časlav Ljubić didn't get a good kick on the ball. Saša Tomek's late challenge caught a Kaniža's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saša Tomek helped the player get up and apologised. 59 minutes into the game, one of Vrbanja Kupa:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 61st minute there was a penalty for Kaniža. Perica Huljev stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Miro Pekić. 2-1. Stanimir Dominkuš took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dobriša Đurić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stanimir Dominkuš made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dobriša Đurić in the 66th minute of play. If Rikard Kaurić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stanimir Dominkuš made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dobriša Đurić in the 73rd minute of play. Kaniža's Njegoš Ivanšić pulled a muscle in his leg after 74 minutes and couldn't finish the game. In the 75th minute, Dobriša Đurić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stanimir Dominkuš showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davor Sabolek, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 80th match minute, Kaniža was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fran Dajčić to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Dobriša Đurić left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vrbanja Kupa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Stanimir Dominkuš showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davor Sabolek in the 94th minute of the match. When Davor Sabolek came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Vrbanja Kupa 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 Davor Sabolek couldn't finish the play. If Dobriša Đurić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 101 minutes into the match, Kaniža's goal looked a bit too open when Dobriša Đurić came free, but Stanimir Dominkuš reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There was no doubt that Vrbanja Kupa were the better team. Vrbanja Kupa's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.