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Arena Pregrada
Spectators: 9146 (Terracing: 6923, Seating: 2123, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Većeslav Mahalec made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Nk Pregrada's Kjell-Arne Kalfhage got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Leopold Filipović hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. If Mislav Prata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 10th match minute, Nk Pregrada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vanja Basarić to maneuver through the defense. Natko Stiplošek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Feldman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Natko Stiplošek came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Tordinci Zrinski's Mislav Prata. But to his dismay, Mislav Prata quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Natko Stiplošek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mislav Prata in the 18th minute of the match. Nk Pregrada's Duško Modić quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Bartol Šošić, made in the 20th minute of the game. If Mislav Prata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Angelo Feldman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 33 minutes into the match, Angelo Feldman notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Nk Pregrada's Natko Stiplošek. Natko Stiplošek was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 38 minutes into the game, Angelo Feldman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Natko Stiplošek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 41st minute, Leopold Mušura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roko Radonić's late challenge caught a Nk Pregrada's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roko Radonić helped the player get up and apologised. In the 47th minute, Roko Radonić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The wind increased when Vanja Basarić made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th match minute, Nk Pregrada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksandar Marcelić to maneuver through the defense. Većeslav Mahalec's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 58thth minute, Natko Stiplošek skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 61st minute, Većeslav Mahalec ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Natko Stiplošek was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Većeslav Mahalec hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Većeslav Mahalec blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Natko Stiplošek having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Većeslav Mahalec got free with Natko Stiplošek in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Većeslav Mahalec came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Tordinci Zrinski 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 Većeslav Mahalec couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Nk Pregrada defense, Većeslav Mahalec kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Natko Stiplošek. The Nk Pregrada fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Natko Stiplošek should have stopped the shot. 77 minutes into the game, Duško Modić was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nk Pregrada's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tordinci Zrinski the free kick. Duško Modić kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Natko Stiplošek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Feldman, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. A collision led to Nk Pregrada getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Aleksandar Marcelić hit a great ball. 86 minutes into the match, Većeslav Mahalec had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Natko Stiplošek. Nk Pregrada's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Većeslav Mahalec was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. Natko Stiplošek made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Većeslav Mahalec sent off a good shot on target. Većeslav Mahalec received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Natko Stiplošek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nk Pregrada's Duško Modić got his second yellow card of the match in the 93rd minute. The referee ordered Duško Modić off the ground. Većeslav Mahalec in the 95thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Natko Stiplošek, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save.