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Sulkovci
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5907, Seating: 1811, VIP seats: 5) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Grgur Vince made the kick off which started today's match. When Mislav Furlan came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the torca 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 Mislav Furlan couldn't finish the play. Božidar Lavčević sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Matija Bačurin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mislav Furlan in the 9th minute of the match. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ivanja Reka's goalkeeper Matija Bačurin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Filip Halak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Dinko Katunarić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in torca's zone, Grgur Vince stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dinko Katunarić came out of the goal and Grgur Vince tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dinko Katunarić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Halak in the 14th minute of the match. Grgur Vince fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dinko Katunarić having to interfere. A collision led to torca getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Toni Nikšić hit a great ball. A collision led to Ivanja Reka getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Srđan Petrić hit a great ball. In the 25th minute Mislav Furlan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matija Bačurin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 26 minutes, Ferdinand Haramina mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ivanja Reka and the torca players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 26th match minute, Ivanja Reka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferdinand Haramina to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grgur Vince in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dinko Katunarić saved torca from getting behind. Filip Halak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Dinko Katunarić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 37 minutes into the match, torca's Božidar Lavčević sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Matija Bačurin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of torca booed when Ivanja Reka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferdinand Haramina didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the torca defense, Grgur Vince kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dinko Katunarić. The torca fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dinko Katunarić should have stopped the shot. The torca players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ivanja Reka were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mislav Furlan made a kick off. In the 56th minute Božidar Lavčević shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matija Bačurin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Grgur Vince managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ivanja Reka's supporters rose to their feet, but Grgur Vince was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dinko Katunarić breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Božidar Lavčević fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored torca's protests and gave Božidar Lavčević a yellow card for diving instead. After 61 played minutes torca got a freekick which was hit by Božidar Lavčević. With a little luck, torca's Dinko Katunarić got control of the ball when Filip Halak tried to sneak it across the goal line. Borko Blašković's late challenge caught a torca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Borko Blašković helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 64th minute of the game. One of Ivanja Reka:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of torca:s goal. Edi Zafranović shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Matija Bačurin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Božidar Lavčević, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Filip Halak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Dinko Katunarić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matija Bačurin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mislav Furlan, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. A collision led to torca getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Edi Zafranović hit a great ball. Ivanja Reka's Filip Halak managed to work through torca's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Filip Halak dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Dinko Katunarić was out of position in the 84 minute of play, and Grgur Vince capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Grgur Vince really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Božidar Lavčević received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Matija Bačurin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matija Bačurin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mislav Furlan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hrvoje Pufler charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hrvoje Pufler the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Ivanja Reka's Hrvoje Pufler got a free kick in the 96th minute. Ivanja Reka played a much better game than torca and deserved their victory. The torca players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.