League Play-Off

Konjščina Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Tonči Pavičić started the match with the kick off. Urfaspor's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Oto Bilopavlović 4 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. 6 minutes into the game, Romeo Stepić was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Urfaspor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Konjščina Dilj the free kick. Romeo Stepić kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Pavel Cerovečki had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pavel Markulj. Urfaspor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pavel Cerovečki was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 12th minute of the match Lado Kifer shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Matija Belonjek showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oto Bilopavlović in the 13th minute of play forced Urfaspor's goalkeeper Pavel Markulj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute, Tonči Pavičić ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matija Belonjek was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Tonči Pavičić struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Matija Belonjek didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Urfaspor. Tonči Pavičić scored 2-2 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matija Belonjek, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Dado Zlatarević had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Urfaspor booed when Konjščina Dilj was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dubravko Katanec didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tonči Pavičić in the 45th minute of play forced Konjščina Dilj's goalkeeper Matija Belonjek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Urfaspor's goal looked a bit too open when Dubravko Katanec came free, but Pavel Markulj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 47 minutes, Krešo Glebov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Urfaspor and the Konjščina Dilj players grew even worse after the yellow card. Krešo Glebov kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. Pavel Markulj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oto Bilopavlović in the 49th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Oto Bilopavlović was the one to do the kick off. Pavel Markulj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dubravko Katanec in the 53rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Urfaspor defense, Oto Bilopavlović kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pavel Markulj. The Urfaspor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pavel Markulj should have stopped the shot. Jura Tot kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. In the 61st minute Oto Bilopavlović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavel Markulj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pavel Markulj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dubravko Katanec in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oto Bilopavlović in the 64th minute of play forced Urfaspor's goalkeeper Pavel Markulj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dubravko Katanec received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Pavel Markulj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pavel Markulj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dubravko Katanec in the 70th minute of the match. In the 72nd match minute, Konjščina Dilj was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dubravko Katanec to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oto Bilopavlović in the 74th minute of play forced Urfaspor's goalkeeper Pavel Markulj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute, Lado Kifer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romeo Stepić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matija Belonjek having to interfere. Dado Zlatarević struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Matija Belonjek didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Urfaspor. In the 89th minute, Jura Tot ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pavel Markulj was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-2. Sergej Per made in the 92nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Urfaspor's Dado Zlatarević. Pavel Markulj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dubravko Katanec, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Urfaspor's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.