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Spectators: 10850 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stefan Warka kicked off to start the match. Stefan Warka had several of the Punisher FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 3 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Vjekoslav Rupčić as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 12th minute Borko Blaškić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kubat Aydınoğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stefan Warka might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vjekoslav Rupčić. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stefan Warka ran back to his position shaking his head. After 19 minutes of play, Punisher FC's Borko Blaškić made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kubat Aydınoğlu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 22nd minute, Borko Blaškić ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kubat Aydınoğlu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. With a little luck, Punisher FC's Vjekoslav Rupčić got control of the ball when Stefan Warka tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 29thth minute of the game Jakša Tipurić who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but --Sibenik--'s Kubat Aydınoğlu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vjekoslav Rupčić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefan Warka in the 32nd minute of the match. Borys Zajonc made in the 33rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Hong Yi Xiang immediately put the ball in play. If Borko Blaškić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jakša Tipurić hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Stefan Warka kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Kubat Aydınoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Borko Blaškić, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Kubat Aydınoğlu stood somewhat misplaced when Jakša Tipurić came free in front of goal and shot 1-4 to the left of him in the 54 minute. Kubat Aydınoğlu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Borko Blaškić's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute Stefan Warka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vjekoslav Rupčić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vjekoslav Rupčić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrej Kramarić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kubat Aydınoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jakša Tipurić in the 68th minute of play. Vjekoslav Rupčić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrej Kramarić, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After a rather tough play, --Sibenik--'s Baturalp Sarvan got a free kick in the 70th minute. --Sibenik-- made a substitution. Jure Cenov replaced Tihomir Zdorc. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 2-4 when Stefan Warka sped through Punisher FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vjekoslav Rupčić. --Sibenik--'s Dražen Repac was substituted for Baturalp Sarvan. Stefan Warka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vjekoslav Rupčić stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stefan Warka's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. After 85 played minutes Punisher FC got a freekick which was hit by Mato Dujmović. In the 88th minute --Sibenik-- were awarded a corner. Nildo Lendaa went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led --Sibenik--'s Nildo Lendaa to fire away a dangerous shot which Vjekoslav Rupčić despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Kubat Aydınoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Borko Blaškić in the 90th minute of play. In the 92nd match minute, Punisher FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emilijan Bistrović to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute of the match Nildo Lendaa shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vjekoslav Rupčić showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Stefan Warka recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Stefan Warka might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vjekoslav Rupčić. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stefan Warka ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Stefan Warka's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vjekoslav Rupčić was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. When the match was over Punisher FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than --Sibenik-- throughout the match.