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Kantrida
Spectators: 6794 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Držislav Furlan got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, HNK Rijeka's Držislav Furlan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Filip Blaškić narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 7th minute, Vodnjan's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Anđelko Mitrović fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petar Vidaković in the 9th minute of play forced HNK Rijeka's goalkeeper Šandor Nalis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, HNK Rijeka's Cvjetko Krstinić got a free kick in the 10th minute. After 16 minutes of play, HNK Rijeka's Držislav Furlan made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Filip Blaškić was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind HNK Rijeka's goalkeeper Šandor Nalis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krešo Šljivar in the 22nd minute of play forced HNK Rijeka's goalkeeper Šandor Nalis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Šandor Nalis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petar Vidaković, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Držislav Furlan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Filip Blaškić having to make a save. After a rather tough play, HNK Rijeka's Cvjetko Krstinić got a free kick in the 34th minute. If Krešo Šljivar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petar Vidaković in the 38th minute of play forced HNK Rijeka's goalkeeper Šandor Nalis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Držislav Furlan in the 39th minute of play forced Vodnjan's goalkeeper Filip Blaškić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Vodnjan's Cvjetko Perković got a free kick in the 42nd minute. The audience was convinced that Držislav Furlan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Filip Blaškić was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. With a little luck, Vodnjan's Filip Blaškić got control of the ball when Anđelko Mitrović tried to sneak it across the goal line. 46 minutes into the game, Cvjetko Krstinić was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. HNK Rijeka's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vodnjan the free kick. Cvjetko Krstinić kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Krešo Šljivar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Šandor Nalis was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Petar Vidaković to make the kick off. Krešo Šljivar in the 54thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Šandor Nalis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Šandor Nalis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petar Vidaković in the 56th minute of the match. After 56 played minutes HNK Rijeka got a freekick which was hit by Cvjetko Krstinić. HNK Rijeka's Anđelko Mitrović got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Šimun Resnik blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Filip Blaškić having to make a save. Šandor Mijić hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Anđelko Mitrović struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Filip Blaškić didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HNK Rijeka. An unexpectedly hard shot by Držislav Furlan in the 73rd minute of play forced Vodnjan's goalkeeper Filip Blaškić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Anđelko Mitrović notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Vodnjan's Filip Blaškić. Filip Blaškić was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Šandor Nalis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Šandor Nalis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petar Vidaković in the 89th minute of play. After some careless play in the Vodnjan defense, Anđelko Mitrović kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Filip Blaškić. The Vodnjan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Filip Blaškić should have stopped the shot. Bruno Mironović hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. HNK Rijeka were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Vodnjan for a fine match.