League Play-Off

Molve Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Miomir Panadić got the match started through his kick off. Neven Prebježić came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Kutina's Sanjin Svoren. But to his dismay, Sanjin Svoren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Benjamin Lovrinčević hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ante Rendulić in the 14th minute of play forced Molve Dragovoljac's goalkeeper Neven Prebježić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 played minutes Molve Dragovoljac got a freekick which was hit by Dragan Murković. 18 minutes into the match, Molve Dragovoljac's goal looked a bit too open when Ante Rendulić came free, but Neven Prebježić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Perica Tukša showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miomir Panadić, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 23rd minute, Danijel Šipić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th minute, Ante Rendulić left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kutina fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Dragan Murković's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 32ndth minute, Perica Tukša skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Nikica Cukor took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Perica Tukša. Perica Tukša dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Nikica Cukor struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Perica Tukša didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Molve Dragovoljac. Neven Prebježić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ante Rendulić in the 43rd minute of play. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Sanjin Svoren who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 52ndth minute tested the skills of Neven Prebježić when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Neven Prebježić made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Sanjin Svoren sent off a good shot on target. In the 68th match minute, Kutina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danijel Šipić to maneuver through the defense. Neven Prebježić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sanjin Svoren in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute Ante Rendulić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Neven Prebježić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Sanjin Svoren came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Kutina 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 Sanjin Svoren couldn't finish the play. In the 75th minute, Kutina's Ante Rendulić dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. Sanjin Svoren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Molve Dragovoljac's Neven Prebježić got control of the ball when Sanjin Svoren tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 86 minutes of play, Kutina's Sanjin Svoren made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Neven Prebježić was left in no man's land by his defense there! Neven Prebježić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ante Rendulić in the 91st minute of the match. With a little luck, Molve Dragovoljac's Neven Prebježić got control of the ball when Danijel Šipić tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Danijel Šipić got free with Neven Prebježić in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Molve Dragovoljac fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Kutina were clearly better and deserved to take the win.