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Gradina United
Spectators: 6861 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 20) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roko Svirac kicked off to start the match. Silvio Prešnjak charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silvio Prešnjak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 3 played minutes Gradina United got a freekick which was hit by Silvio Prešnjak. After 5 played minutes Soljani Dragovoljac got a freekick which was hit by Duško Feletar. Mile Rora fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dobriša Pavlovec having to interfere. Ivan Mrvelj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tito Šegović hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Mrvelj in the 26th minute of play forced Gradina United's goalkeeper Grga Patrun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 29 played minutes Soljani Dragovoljac got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Mrvelj. Roko Svirac scored 0-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Grga Patrun, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Roko Svirac struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Grga Patrun didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Soljani Dragovoljac. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Grga Patrun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roko Svirac in the 55th minute of play. Tito Šegović's late challenge caught a Soljani Dragovoljac's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tito Šegović helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Soljani Dragovoljac booed when Gradina United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tito Šegović didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th minute of the match, Ivan Mrvelj got a very nice opportunity to score, but Grga Patrun was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Dobriša Pavlovec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mile Rora in the 60th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Gradina United's goal looked a bit too open when Roko Svirac came free, but Grga Patrun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivan Mrvelj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grga Patrun having to interfere. Ivan Mrvelj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Grga Patrun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roko Svirac, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivan Mrvelj came free with the goalkeeper in the 80th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Grga Patrun could save by the left post. Grga Patrun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roko Svirac's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. After 83 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Gradina United! When the match had been going on for 85 minutes, Soljani Dragovoljac's Duško Feletar got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Grga Patrun. Soljani Dragovoljac's Dobriša Pavlovec played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niko Klisović in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Gradina United's goalkeeper Grga Patrun, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 91st match minute, Gradina United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Duško Biondić to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Soljani Dragovoljac's Vatroslav Čurić got a free kick in the 95th minute. If Držimir Kričković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Soljani Dragovoljac eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.