League Play-Off

Stadion Dubrovnik
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rikard Lovrinović started the match with the kick off. In the 8th match minute, NK Dubrovnik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zlatan Gobac to maneuver through the defense. After 12 played minutes, FC Pivo's Dominik Pavičić shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jakša Karna 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 FC Pivo reached it. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind NK Dubrovnik's goalkeeper Jakša Karna, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jakša Karna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvije Bratković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Rikard Lovrinović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jakša Karna was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. In the 17th match minute, NK Dubrovnik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zlatan Gobac to maneuver through the defense. Jakša Karna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvije Bratković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Silvije Bratković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 23 minutes of play, FC Pivo's Silvije Bratković made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jakša Karna was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in NK Dubrovnik's zone, Silvije Bratković stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jakša Karna came out of the goal and Silvije Bratković tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Srećko Valentić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th minute, Želimir Štefanić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute, Držislav Jurić 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. In the 37th minute Držislav Jurić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Đino Jendrić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jakša Karna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rikard Lovrinović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Držislav Jurić to strike the kick off in the second half. Dušan Šarić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Đino Jendrić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Držislav Jurić in the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Rikard Lovrinović 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. After having played for 64 minutes, Silvije Bratković managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Pivo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Silvije Bratković was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Frane Sović fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NK Dubrovnik's protests and gave Frane Sović a yellow card for diving instead. NK Dubrovnik's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Rikard Lovrinović 66 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-2. If Rikard Lovrinović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silvije Bratković sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Rikard Lovrinović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jakša Karna was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. 77 minutes into the game, Zlatan Gobac was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NK Dubrovnik's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Pivo the free kick. Zlatan Gobac kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silvije Bratković got free with Jakša Karna in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. NK Dubrovnik's Zlatan Gobac got his second yellow card of the match in the 79th minute. The referee ordered Zlatan Gobac off the ground. Zlatan Gobac kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, NK Dubrovnik's Držislav Jurić got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Silvije Bratković recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dušan Šarić in the 89th minute of play forced NK Dubrovnik's goalkeeper Jakša Karna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 93rd minute by Rikard Lovrinović got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 95 minutes into the match, NK Dubrovnik's goalkeeper Jakša Karna had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Silvije Bratković. When the match was over FC Pivo could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than NK Dubrovnik throughout the match.