Maksimir
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154,
Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cvjetko Štokić made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Alfonso Vittorio threw the ball into play from the sideline. Lipovljani's Mykhaylo Mudryk quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of AC Collins:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Lipovljani:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabiano Del Papa in the 8th minute of play forced Lipovljani's goalkeeper Gabrijel Jovanovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Fabiano Del Papa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gabrijel Jovanovski. Lipovljani's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabiano Del Papa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 11th match minute, Lipovljani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viggo Bruse to maneuver through the defense. Cvjetko Štokić struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Cristoforo Giacomini didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lipovljani. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cvjetko Štokić got free with Cristoforo Giacomini in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, AC Collins's Ferdinando Tamburrini got a free kick in the 26th minute. Cristoforo Giacomini made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Cvjetko Štokić sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, AC Collins's Fabiano Del Papa got a free kick in the 31st minute. If Cvjetko Štokić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. AC Collins's Cristoforo Giacomini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cvjetko Štokić in the 32nd minute of play. In the 37th minute Cvjetko Štokić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Giacomini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute of the game Alfonso Vittorio made a throw-in which Alfredo Lemma played forward. Cristoforo Giacomini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cvjetko Štokić went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fabiano Del Papa was the one to do the kick off. Fabiano Del Papa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Gabrijel Jovanovski made a huge save. 55 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Cvjetko Štokić came free, but Cristoforo Giacomini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cvjetko Štokić's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristoforo Giacomini was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Cvjetko Štokić might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristoforo Giacomini. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cvjetko Štokić ran back to his position shaking his head. Cristoforo Giacomini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cvjetko Štokić in the 62nd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Cvjetko Štokić came free, but Cristoforo Giacomini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cvjetko Štokić kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. AC Collins's Cesare Trentini was substituted for Carlo Martano. AC Collins's Dave Marrone was substituted for Domenico Graziani. In the 68th match minute, Lipovljani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cvjetko Štokić to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes into the game, Lipovljani's Cvjetko Štokić nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristoforo Giacomini made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. After 75 played minutes, Lipovljani's Valter Vidulić shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cristoforo Giacomini came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Lipovljani reached it. In the 82nd minute, Cvjetko Štokić left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lipovljani fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Cvjetko Štokić blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristoforo Giacomini having to make a save. Cvjetko Štokić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cvjetko Štokić in the 88th minute of play forced AC Collins's goalkeeper Cristoforo Giacomini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cvjetko Štokić in the 90th minute of play forced AC Collins's goalkeeper Cristoforo Giacomini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 94 minutes, Arsen Vukša managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lipovljani's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arsen Vukša was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 95 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Cvjetko Štokić came free, but Cristoforo Giacomini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There was no doubt that Lipovljani were the better team. Lipovljani's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.
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