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Spectators: 7852 (Terracing: 5890, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 156) When Augustin Martinis came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the NK BALUG ZAGREB 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 Augustin Martinis couldn't finish the play. 9 minutes into the game, Kaštel Kambelovac's Oliver Ilišević nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Krešo Opačak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The supporters of Kaštel Kambelovac booed when NK BALUG ZAGREB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sven Garafulić didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20th minute, Srećko Hozjak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of NK BALUG ZAGREB booed when Kaštel Kambelovac was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oliver Ilišević didn't get a good kick on the ball. 25 minutes into the game, Oliver Ilišević was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kaštel Kambelovac's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NK BALUG ZAGREB the free kick. After a rather tough play, Kaštel Kambelovac's Oliver Ilišević got a free kick in the 25th minute. NK BALUG ZAGREB's Augustin Martinis shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 26th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Lino Maletić but with some difficulty. Maksim Dumalovski's late challenge caught a NK BALUG ZAGREB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maksim Dumalovski helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of NK BALUG ZAGREB booed when Kaštel Kambelovac was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maksim Dumalovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dejan Bekan during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, NK BALUG ZAGREB's Dejan Bekan got a free kick in the 30th minute. 33 minutes into the match, NK BALUG ZAGREB's goal looked a bit too open when Dražen Defrančeski came free, but Krešo Opačak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Veljko Rastić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Krešo Opačak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dražen Defrančeski to make the kick off. Krešo Opačak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dražen Defrančeski in the 63rd minute of the match. Marko Adžija kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Vid Planinčević struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Krešo Opačak didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kaštel Kambelovac. If Branimir Vodanović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kaštel Kambelovac's Jadranko Vidmar shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 73rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Krešo Opačak but with some difficulty. Krešo Opačak made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Branimir Vodanović sent off a good shot on target. Oliver Ilišević received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Krešo Opačak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Dražen Defrančeski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oliver Ilišević struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Krešo Opačak didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kaštel Kambelovac. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augustin Martinis in the 90th minute of play forced Kaštel Kambelovac's goalkeeper Lino Maletić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Kaštel Kambelovac eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.