League

Coca-Cola Arena
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nedjeljko Ljubičić took the kick off in the first half of the match. Silvije Bratković recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 5 minutes into the match, Unique Squad's goalkeeper Sandi Dumančić had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Silvije Bratković. If Držimir Čavlović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nedjeljko Ljubičić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Đino Jendrić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Mihael Munivrana fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Pivo's protests and gave Mihael Munivrana a yellow card for diving instead. In the 18th minute, Mihael Munivrana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nedjeljko Ljubičić took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Đino Jendrić. Đino Jendrić dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The supporters of FC Pivo booed when Unique Squad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Berislav Bertović didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Rikard Lovrinović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nedjeljko Ljubičić recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Rikard Lovrinović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 36th minute, Silvije Bratković ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sandi Dumančić was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Sandi Dumančić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Silvije Bratković in the 41st minute. Sandi Dumančić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rikard Lovrinović in the 42nd minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rikard Lovrinović stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Đino Jendrić was out of position in the 51 minute of play, and Nedjeljko Ljubičić capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nedjeljko Ljubičić really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Nedjeljko Ljubičić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Đino Jendrić having to interfere. If Držimir Čavlović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Držimir Čavlović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Đino Jendrić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rikard Lovrinović in the 67th minute of play forced Unique Squad's goalkeeper Sandi Dumančić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 1-3 became the score in the 68th minute when Držimir Čavlović elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Đino Jendrić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Držimir Čavlović in the 71st minute. Držimir Čavlović in the 73rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Đino Jendrić, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 78 minutes, Želimir Štefanić mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Pivo and the Unique Squad players grew even worse after the yellow card. Želimir Štefanić hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After 82 played minutes FC Pivo got a freekick which was hit by Želimir Štefanić. A collision led to FC Pivo getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Želimir Štefanić hit a great ball. After 86 played minutes, Unique Squad's Zlatko Polić shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Đino Jendrić came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Unique Squad reached it. Rikard Lovrinović recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Unique Squad supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Unique Squad would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.