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Arena Green Boys
Spectators: 7976 (Terracing: 5990, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zlatko Festini took the kick off in the first half of the match. Zdenko Taslak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Juraj Kereković tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juraj Kereković showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdenko Taslak, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. After 8 played minutes FC Green Boys got a freekick which was hit by Eduard Mažuranić. When Milan Vusak came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Hlapičina HNK 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 Milan Vusak couldn't finish the play. Milan Vusak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Juraj Kereković tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Hlapičina HNK's Časlav Dančević got a free kick in the 31st minute. Časlav Dančević hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. With 34 minutes on the clock, Toma Dobrila commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 34 minutes into the game, one of FC Green Boys:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Rato Trlaja hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Milan Vusak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Zdenko Taslak made the kick off in the second half. FC Green Boys's Juraj Kereković played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zdenko Taslak in the 58th minute of play. FC Green Boys's defense didn't have a chance, in the 66th minute, when Milan Vusak scored to the left of an out of position Juraj Kereković, making the score, 0-4. Srećko Mamlić got in the 69th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Niko Kirac handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. In the 74th match minute, FC Green Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanko Mesarić to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Zdenko Taslak took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Juraj Kereković to make any attempt to save it. In the 84th minute, Zdenko Taslak fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Držimir Cetinjanin kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hlapičina HNK's goalkeeper Niko Kirac, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Milan Vusak got free with Juraj Kereković in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zdenko Taslak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Juraj Kereković tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zdenko Taslak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 100th minute, FC Green Boys's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Milan Vusak fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Hlapičina HNK played a much better game than FC Green Boys and deserved their victory. The FC Green Boys players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.