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Vinogradci Arena
Spectators: 6828 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Miomir Cerin kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes Vinogradci OSK got a freekick which was hit by Krsto Šušak. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miomir Cerin in the 10th minute of play forced Vinogradci OSK's goalkeeper Feliks Čuljat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Vinogradci OSK getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Stanko Smoljo hit a great ball. In the 12th minute, Miomir Cerin 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. 15 minutes into the match, Vinogradci OSK's goal looked a bit too open when Miomir Cerin came free, but Feliks Čuljat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Krsto Šušak hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. When Despot Žufić came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the NK Rječina 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 Despot Žufić couldn't finish the play. If Dragan Turković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stanko Smoljo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petar Ferdić having to interfere. 26 minutes into the game, NK Rječina's Veselin Kukec nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Feliks Čuljat made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zdeslav Ćalaga in the 29th minute of play forced NK Rječina's goalkeeper Petar Ferdić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, NK Rječina's Edi Odak got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Zdeslav Ćalaga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vinogradci OSK's supporters rose to their feet, but Zdeslav Ćalaga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Petar Ferdić breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vinogradci OSK's goalkeeper Feliks Čuljat, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 39th minute Miomir Cerin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feliks Čuljat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dragan Turković sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zdeslav Ćalaga was the one to do the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Dragan Turković had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Petar Ferdić. NK Rječina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dragan Turković was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Petar Ferdić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zdeslav Ćalaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Toni Uroda during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 61st match minute, NK Rječina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toni Uroda to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute Miomir Cerin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feliks Čuljat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Veselin Kukec fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Feliks Čuljat having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Veselin Kukec managed to get in a good position for a shot. NK Rječina's supporters rose to their feet, but Veselin Kukec was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Feliks Čuljat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Miomir Cerin managed to get in a good position for a shot. NK Rječina's supporters rose to their feet, but Miomir Cerin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Feliks Čuljat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Miomir Cerin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Feliks Čuljat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Dragan Turković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Feliks Čuljat made an important save on a dangerous shot by Veselin Kukec in the 89th minute. If Dragan Turković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Veselin Kukec fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Feliks Čuljat having to interfere.