"Zrinjski" 2 - 2 CRVENI (382523151)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 25764 that came out to FK "Zrinjski" Nikinci Arena. Eddy Ramseier was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Christian Rauth and Markus Haldimann. "Zrinjski" started off with a 4-3-3 lineup. Starters: Scharl - Bornauw, Bangels, Frydkjær, Zonjić - Stanojković, Soglasovas, Božović - De Carolis, Kaczmarczyk, Ristoiu.

CRVENI decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players took the field: Novaković - Lazić, Goron, Stefanović, Sadinský - Marić, Belović, Dragojević, Čolić - Adžić, Ardei.

"Zrinjski" used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. CRVENI immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. S. Adžić's technique was perfect on this sunny day and led to some breathtaking tricks that bamboozled the defence. CRVENI's M. Dragojević managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 12 minutes. 0 - 1. With 13 minutes played, "Zrinjski"'s C. Ristoiu found an opening in the visitors' left side defence, but his shot was handled easily by the keeper. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by "Zrinjski", with 52 percent of the ball.

After a fatal mistake from the away team's right side defence 54 minutes into the match, an alert G. Bornauw bagged the ball for "Zrinjski", levelling the score to 1 - 1. "Zrinjski" took the lead after 60 minutes as a result of V. De Carolis's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 2 - 1. The intense heat forced R. Stanojković into making some errors because he couldn't seem to keep up with the others. L. Scharl left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 67 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. G. Torčík was the replacement. CRVENI's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 75 minutes, CRVENI did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, M. Sadinský was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 2 - 2. "Zrinjski" enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

Most important "Zrinjski" player was I. Kaczmarczyk. On the other hand, G. Torčík's play was disheartening. CRVENI's best player was S. Adžić. N. Novaković on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 2.