League Play-Off

Sukošan Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After 3 minutes of play, Varaždinske Toplice Zrinski's Tomica Drušković made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Njegoslav Zaluški was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mate Samardžić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Njegoslav Zaluški tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Njegoslav Zaluški showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mate Samardžić, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 16th minute, Vice Markač hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Njegoslav Zaluški showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mate Samardžić, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Miroslav Nikšić hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Nediljko Bošnir took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 29th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Njegoslav Zaluški. Sukošan OSK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Miroslav Nikšić charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Miroslav Nikšić the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Sukošan OSK getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Miroslav Nikšić hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Mate Samardžić notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Sukošan OSK's Njegoslav Zaluški. Njegoslav Zaluški was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 41st minute Jure Perić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Božo Kolić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Varaždinske Toplice Zrinski's goalkeeper Božo Kolić had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jure Perić. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Trpimir Rakuljić made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Trpimir Rakuljić managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sukošan OSK's supporters rose to their feet, but Trpimir Rakuljić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Božo Kolić breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Varaždinske Toplice Zrinski's Božo Kolić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jure Perić in the 56th minute of play. In the 60th minute of the match, Tomica Drušković tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Njegoslav Zaluški saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 61st minute, Miroslav Nikšić got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Trpimir Rakuljić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Božo Kolić having to interfere. Božo Kolić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jure Perić in the 66th minute of the match. Božo Kolić didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jure Perić went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. In the 76th minute of the match Vice Markač sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Njegoslav Zaluški skillfully saved the ball. Mate Samardžić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Njegoslav Zaluški tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mate Samardžić was extremely unlucky when he, in the 79th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Tomica Drušković fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Njegoslav Zaluški having to interfere. Mate Samardžić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Njegoslav Zaluški having to interfere. A hard shot 92 in the game by Mate Samardžić from a close distance when the talented Njegoslav Zaluški managed to make a qualified save. Sukošan OSK's players were relieved. After a defensive mix-up in Sukošan OSK's zone, Tomica Drušković stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Njegoslav Zaluški came out of the goal and Tomica Drušković tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Sukošan OSK supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Varaždinske Toplice Zrinski's performance. The match ended with a win for Varaždinske Toplice Zrinski.