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Vrbanja
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Davor Sabolek kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Kaštel Kambelovac's Maksim Dumalovski got control of the ball when Krunoslav Petak tried to sneak it across the goal line. Maksim Dumalovski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Krunoslav Petak in the 6th minute. After 7 played minutes Kaštel Kambelovac got a freekick which was hit by Pravdan Smolek. In the 14th minute, Časlav Boras made a precise shot to the right of Maksim Dumalovski. Kaštel Kambelovac's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. When Mihovil Grdović fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kaštel Kambelovac's protests and gave Mihovil Grdović a yellow card for diving instead. Mihovil Grdović hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute, Janko Bandov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Krunoslav Petak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maksim Dumalovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davor Sabolek in the 30th minute of play. After recieving a nice pass, Vrbanja Kupa's Zdeslav Hribar tried to score from far away in the 35th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Davor Sabolek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maksim Dumalovski having to interfere. Janko Bandov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Časlav Ljubić having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ištvan Brkan was the one to do the kick off. If Janko Bandov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maksim Dumalovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Krunoslav Petak in the 56th minute of the match. If Krunoslav Petak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Janko Bandov might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Časlav Ljubić. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Janko Bandov ran back to his position shaking his head. Časlav Ljubić made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Janko Bandov sent off a good shot on target. Časlav Boras fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maksim Dumalovski having to interfere. After 76 minutes of play, Vrbanja Kupa's Teofil Golub made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maksim Dumalovski was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Krunoslav Petak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Davor Sabolek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Maksim Dumalovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 86 minutes, Pravdan Smolek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kaštel Kambelovac and the Vrbanja Kupa players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th match minute, Kaštel Kambelovac was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pravdan Smolek to maneuver through the defense. Krunoslav Petak struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Maksim Dumalovski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vrbanja Kupa. In the 92nd minute Krunoslav Petak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maksim Dumalovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Vrbanja Kupa players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.