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Perušić
Spectators: 6786 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zdeslav Antončić kicked off to start the match. When Hrvatsko Zagorje's Slaveyko Hubavenski in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bregana's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Bregana's Zrinko Lacmanović got control of the ball when Mijat Kurtela tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 8th minute, Mijat Kurtela made a precise shot to the right of Zrinko Lacmanović. Bregana's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 12th minute, Mijat Kurtela 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. If Slaveyko Hubavenski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 17 minutes of play, Hrvatsko Zagorje's Mijat Kurtela made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zrinko Lacmanović was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 27th match minute, Bregana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tito Kepeski to maneuver through the defense. Mijat Kurtela could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Zrinko Lacmanović made a huge save. Mijat Kurtela recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 34 played minutes Bregana got a freekick which was hit by Branko Feletar. Slaveyko Hubavenski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Slaveyko Hubavenski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hrvatsko Zagorje's supporters rose to their feet, but Slaveyko Hubavenski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zrinko Lacmanović breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Matija Kaurić blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zrinko Lacmanović having to make a save. Mijat Kurtela blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zrinko Lacmanović having to make a save. Hrvatsko Zagorje's Slaveyko Hubavenski got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Slaveyko Hubavenski to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Slaveyko Hubavenski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zrinko Lacmanović was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. 53 minutes into the match, Matija Kaurić had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zrinko Lacmanović. Bregana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Matija Kaurić was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. 59 minutes into the match, Mijat Kurtela notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Bregana's Zrinko Lacmanović. Zrinko Lacmanović was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Zdeslav Antončić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Bojan Šilješ tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zrinko Lacmanović came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Hrvatsko Zagorje's Mijat Kurtela. But to his dismay, Mijat Kurtela quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. If Slaveyko Hubavenski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 75 minutes into the match, Slaveyko Hubavenski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zrinko Lacmanović. Bregana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Slaveyko Hubavenski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matija Kaurić in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zrinko Lacmanović prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 80 minutes into the match, Hrvatsko Zagorje's goal looked a bit too open when Zdeslav Antončić came free, but Bojan Šilješ reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes into the game, Milivoj Andrejaš cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-1. Bojan Šilješ was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Mijat Kurtela came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Hrvatsko Zagorje 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 Mijat Kurtela couldn't finish the play. Milivoj Andrejaš could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Bojan Šilješ made a huge save. Hrvatsko Zagorje's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.