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Sveti Ivan Zelina
Spectators: 7268 (Terracing: 5235, Seating: 1987, VIP seats: 46) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zdenko Perkušić got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Synth FC's Julije Kanjer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Velimir Paunović narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sandi Matrljan kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Synth FC's Zvonko Glavak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zdenko Perkušić in the 10th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Radoslav Priselac was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Synth FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TPL Kappa GG the free kick. After recieving a nice pass, TPL Kappa GG's Siniša Mišković tried to score from far away in the 13th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Julije Kanjer struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Velimir Paunović didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Synth FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zdenko Perkušić in the 21st minute of play forced Synth FC's goalkeeper Zvonko Glavak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. August Latin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Zvonko Glavak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Nikola Stjepanović came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Synth FC 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 Nikola Stjepanović couldn't finish the play. 27 minutes into the match, TPL Kappa GG's goal looked a bit too open when Dario Ruklić came free, but Velimir Paunović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th match minute, Synth FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radoslav Priselac to maneuver through the defense. Zvonko Glavak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zdenko Perkušić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, TPL Kappa GG's Zdenko Perkušić got a free kick in the 35th minute. When Zdenko Perkušić got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for TPL Kappa GG. After 39 minutes, Nikola Stjepanović made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. TPL Kappa GG's Velimir Paunović tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. August Latin struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Zvonko Glavak didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TPL Kappa GG. Zvonko Glavak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdenko Perkušić, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nikola Stjepanović made a kick off. Krunoslav Kufner thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Velimir Paunović, a very annoying self made goal in the 51st minute which led to 2-0. After 58 played minutes Synth FC got a freekick which was hit by Goran Štokić. Siniša Mišković was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 59th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Zvonko Glavak made an important save on a dangerous shot by August Latin in the 61st minute. Velimir Paunović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julije Kanjer in the 68th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Nikola Stjepanović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Velimir Paunović was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. In the 70th minute Julije Kanjer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Velimir Paunović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Nikola Stjepanović came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Synth FC 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 Nikola Stjepanović couldn't finish the play. 74 minutes into the match, TPL Kappa GG's goal looked a bit too open when Nikola Stjepanović came free, but Velimir Paunović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. TPL Kappa GG's Velimir Paunović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julije Kanjer in the 78th minute of play. In the 82nd match minute, TPL Kappa GG was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolf Selnik to maneuver through the defense. Julije Kanjer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Velimir Paunović having to make a save. After some careless play in the TPL Kappa GG defense, Nikola Stjepanović kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Velimir Paunović. The TPL Kappa GG fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Velimir Paunović should have stopped the shot. Synth FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of TPL Kappa GG for a fine match.