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Marija Bistrica Aren
Spectators: 6806 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Trpimir Trošelj got the match started through his kick off. Časlav Radošević fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stanimir Baričević having to interfere. Trpimir Trošelj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Trpimir Trošelj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stanimir Baričević having to interfere. Časlav Radošević sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Trpimir Trošelj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Stanimir Baričević tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Časlav Radošević had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Trpimir Trošelj in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stanimir Baričević saved HNK HAJDUK SPLIT from getting behind. After 23 minutes of play, Slatina's Časlav Radošević made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stanimir Baričević was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Trpimir Trošelj's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stanimir Baričević was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Časlav Radošević in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stanimir Baričević prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Časlav Radošević came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Slatina 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 Časlav Radošević couldn't finish the play. 38 minutes into the match, HNK HAJDUK SPLIT's goal looked a bit too open when Trpimir Trošelj came free, but Stanimir Baričević reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stanimir Baričević showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Časlav Radošević in the 42nd minute of the match. Stanimir Baričević took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Časlav Radošević, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th match minute, Slatina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Borko Gačić to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dragutin Devčić to make the kick off. Trpimir Trošelj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stanimir Baričević having to interfere. In the 70th minute, HNK HAJDUK SPLIT's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Časlav Radošević fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Stanimir Baričević made an important save on a dangerous shot by Časlav Radošević in the 73rd minute. Trpimir Trošelj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stanimir Baričević having to interfere. Trpimir Trošelj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Stanimir Baričević tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81stth minute of the game Trpimir Trošelj who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but HNK HAJDUK SPLIT's Stanimir Baričević was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jakov Brešan kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in HNK HAJDUK SPLIT's zone, Trpimir Trošelj stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stanimir Baričević came out of the goal and Trpimir Trošelj tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stanimir Baričević stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Trpimir Trošelj's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Časlav Radošević received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Stanimir Baričević tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The HNK HAJDUK SPLIT fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Slatina were clearly better and deserved to take the win.