League

Ljubuncic
Spectators: 9374 (Terracing: 7032, Seating: 2156, VIP seats: 186) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pikrija Zarifović took the kick off in the first half of the match. Edgor Klaićs short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got Mirso Zvonkić to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The NK RIJEKA 1983 fans' excitement grew in the 11th match minute when NK RIJEKA 1983's Edgor Klaić looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 14th minute Tarik Imširević shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Pontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bahrudin Pelak might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mirso Zvonkić. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bahrudin Pelak ran back to his position shaking his head. NK RIJEKA 1983's Edgor Klaić got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Delmiro Menendo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute, NK RIJEKA 1983's Mirso Kalinović seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mirso Kalinović the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of NK RIJEKA 1983 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mirso Kalinović had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 32nd minute of the game. One of NK RIJEKA 1983:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FK Vratnik:s goal. In the 35th match minute, FK Vratnik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atif Cubela to maneuver through the defense. Mirso Zvonkić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehmed Hasić in the 37th minute of the match. 2-1 became the score in the 39th minute when Pikrija Zarifović elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Delmiro Menendo might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mirso Zvonkić. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Delmiro Menendo ran back to his position shaking his head. Delmiro Menendo scored 3-1 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mirso Zvonkić, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Delmiro Menendo to strike the kick off in the second half. FK Vratnik's Mirso Zvonkić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuh Maksimović in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Delmiro Menendo in the 57th minute of play forced FK Vratnik's goalkeeper Mirso Zvonkić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Dida Pontes managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when FK Vratnik's Tarik Imširević fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Mirso Zvonkić didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Delmiro Menendo went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Nuh Maksimović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, NK RIJEKA 1983's Dida Pontes got control of the ball when Tarik Imširević tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 70 played minutes FK Vratnik got a freekick which was hit by Vildan Bogdanović. After having played for 80 minutes, Nuh Maksimović managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NK RIJEKA 1983's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nuh Maksimović was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the FK Vratnik defense, Delmiro Menendo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mirso Zvonkić. The FK Vratnik fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mirso Zvonkić should have stopped the shot. NK RIJEKA 1983's Dida Pontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pikrija Zarifović in the 89th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, NK RIJEKA 1983's goal looked a bit too open when Pikrija Zarifović came free, but Dida Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. NK RIJEKA 1983 had played much better football throughout.