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Zaprešić Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Zaprešić's Kruno Gusar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ilan Rebernak charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ilan Rebernak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ilan Rebernak hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute, Predrag Teuber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kruno Gusar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duško Smalcelj having to interfere. In the 11th minute Petrica Džeba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duško Smalcelj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Veljko Remenarić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Vedran Andrejaš tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. vakfikebir's Duško Smalcelj proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save vakfikebir from getting a goal against them. Veljko Remenarić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Kruno Gusar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Duško Smalcelj didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Petrica Džeba went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in vakfikebir's zone, Kruno Gusar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Duško Smalcelj came out of the goal and Kruno Gusar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. vakfikebir's Veljko Remenarić got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Duško Smalcelj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petrica Džeba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, vakfikebir's Duško Smalcelj got control of the ball when Petrica Džeba tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vedran Andrejaš took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Veljko Remenarić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vedran Andrejaš showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Veljko Remenarić in the 43rd minute of the match. Veljko Remenarić charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Veljko Remenarić the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 45 played minutes vakfikebir got a freekick which was hit by Veljko Remenarić. With a little luck, vakfikebir's Duško Smalcelj got control of the ball when Kruno Gusar tried to sneak it across the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Veljko Remenarić to make the kick off. 2-0 became the score in the 52nd minute when Kruno Gusar elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Duško Smalcelj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kruno Gusar in the 56th minute of the match. Kruno Gusar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Duško Smalcelj having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Veljko Remenarić's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vedran Andrejaš was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Petrica Džeba in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Duško Smalcelj saved vakfikebir from getting behind. 69 minutes into the game, Vlado Stančić was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. vakfikebir's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zaprešić the free kick. After 70 played minutes vakfikebir got a freekick which was hit by Vlado Stančić. Duško Smalcelj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kruno Gusar in the 71st minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Ilan Rebernak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zaprešić fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kruno Gusar in the 79th minute of play forced vakfikebir's goalkeeper Duško Smalcelj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kruno Gusar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duško Smalcelj having to interfere. Kruno Gusar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kruno Gusar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Duško Smalcelj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vedran Andrejaš showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Veljko Remenarić in the 91st minute of the match. Zaprešić walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.