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Bistrica ob Sotli Pa
Spectators: 7841 (Terracing: 5986, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 20) Grad's Bore Vukićević got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 9th minute, Bore Vukićević ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Saip Askeroğlu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, Grad's goal looked a bit too open when Branivoj Šesek came free, but Tomislav Prevoršek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Otmar Rovtar took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Saip Askeroğlu. Saip Askeroğlu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Otmar Rovtar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grad's supporters rose to their feet, but Otmar Rovtar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saip Askeroğlu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Bore Vukićević managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grad's supporters rose to their feet, but Bore Vukićević was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saip Askeroğlu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bore Vukićević fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saip Askeroğlu having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bore Vukićević in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saip Askeroğlu saved Bistrica ob Sotli NK from getting behind. In the 41st match minute, Grad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avrelio Burjak to maneuver through the defense. Otmar Rovtar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Bore Vukićević's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saip Askeroğlu was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. 47 minutes into the game, Jaroslav Krznar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bistrica ob Sotli NK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Grad the free kick. Otmar Rovtar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Saip Askeroğlu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Branivoj Šesek made a kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Branivoj Šesek cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Tomislav Prevoršek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 58th minute, Otmar Rovtar 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. Saip Askeroğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bore Vukićević in the 61st minute of play. Bore Vukićević fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saip Askeroğlu having to interfere. Otmar Rovtar succeeded in the game's 65th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-3. A collision led to Bistrica ob Sotli NK getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Julijo Jurčić hit a great ball. 70 minutes into the match, Bistrica ob Sotli NK's goalkeeper Saip Askeroğlu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vanja Čepon. 74 minutes in the game, Bore Vukićević fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Saip Askeroğlu having to interfere. If Otmar Rovtar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Niki Bučar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 83 minutes into the game, Vitan Bremše was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grad's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bistrica ob Sotli NK the free kick. A collision led to Grad getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Vitan Bremše hit a great ball. Niki Bučar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Tomislav Prevoršek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniele Slamnik's late challenge caught a Grad's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniele Slamnik helped the player get up and apologised. After 92 played minutes Bistrica ob Sotli NK got a freekick which was hit by Daniele Slamnik. Bore Vukićević sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bore Vukićević in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saip Askeroğlu saved Bistrica ob Sotli NK from getting behind. Grad's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.