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Spectators: 7941 (Terracing: 6001, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomo Glavota kicked off to start the match. Tomo Glavota sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zlatko Šoštarić was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Trpimir Agotić. Njegoš Lukić hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, FC CRO CHAMPIONS's Cvjetko Šunić got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 19th minute, Gašpar Predan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julije Skopal was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Gašpar Predan struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Julije Skopal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Susedgrad Uskok. Marin Penga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Julije Skopal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julije Skopal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gašpar Predan went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to FC CRO CHAMPIONS getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Njegoš Lukić hit a great ball. Vjenceslav Belić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zlatko Šoštarić having to interfere. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC CRO CHAMPIONS's goalkeeper Julije Skopal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 46th match minute, Susedgrad Uskok was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomo Olujić to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gašpar Predan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Susedgrad Uskok's zone, Tomo Glavota stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zlatko Šoštarić came out of the goal and Tomo Glavota tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vjenceslav Belić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Zlatko Šoštarić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Susedgrad Uskok defense, Tomo Glavota kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zlatko Šoštarić. The Susedgrad Uskok fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zlatko Šoštarić should have stopped the shot. Zlatko Šoštarić came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by FC CRO CHAMPIONS's Vjenceslav Belić. But to his dismay, Vjenceslav Belić quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. After 73 minutes, Tomo Glavota made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Susedgrad Uskok's Zlatko Šoštarić tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Tomo Glavota's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zlatko Šoštarić was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Zlatko Šoštarić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Njegoš Lukić in the 88th minute of the match. Tomo Glavota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Zlatko Šoštarić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zlatko Šoštarić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vjenceslav Belić, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. 95 minutes into the match, FC CRO CHAMPIONS's goalkeeper Julije Skopal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gašpar Predan. With a little luck, FC CRO CHAMPIONS's Julije Skopal got control of the ball when Gašpar Predan tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC CRO CHAMPIONS were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Susedgrad Uskok for a fine match.