Orebić Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 3 played minutes Orebić got a freekick which was hit by Franko Brzović. When Vlatko Pinjatela came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Orebić 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 Vlatko Pinjatela couldn't finish the play. In the 6th minute of the match, Vlatko Pinjatela tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Zoran Cvitanić saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Zoran Cvitanić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ljubomir Crnković in the 11th minute of the match. Manchester United's Zoran Cvitanić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franko Brzović in the 13th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vlatko Pinjatela in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zoran Cvitanić saved Manchester United from getting behind. If Ljubomir Crnković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Orebić getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Ljubomir Crnković hit a great ball. Manchester United's Zoran Cvitanić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vlatko Pinjatela in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute Franko Brzović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zoran Cvitanić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manchester United's Zoran Cvitanić proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Manchester United from getting a goal against them. Radimir Radovan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lovro Gambiroža, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damir Samek recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zoran Cvitanić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franko Brzović, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Ljubomir Crnković received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Zoran Cvitanić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Vlatko Pinjatela came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Orebić 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 Vlatko Pinjatela couldn't finish the play. Franko Brzović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Zoran Cvitanić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zoltan Ganza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Zoran Cvitanić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zoran Cvitanić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ljubomir Crnković in the 42nd minute. Ljubomir Crnković fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zoran Cvitanić having to interfere. Eduard Martek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Zoran Cvitanić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vlatko Pinjatela made a kick off. If Ljubomir Crnković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zoran Cvitanić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vlatko Pinjatela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Franko Brzović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Zoran Cvitanić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Franko Brzović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 58 minutes, Jan Kifer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manchester United and the Orebić players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58th match minute, Manchester United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Kifer to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Manchester United's Srđan Džoni got a free kick in the 59th minute. Zoran Cvitanić stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ljubomir Crnković's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. After 63 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Orebić! Stanislav Horvatiček scored 1-1 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Radimir Radovan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Franko Brzović recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zoran Cvitanić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franko Brzović, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Zoran Cvitanić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ljubomir Crnković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zoran Cvitanić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vlatko Pinjatela, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damir Samek got free with Radimir Radovan in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Orebić's Franko Brzović in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manchester United's goalie prevented a goal. Zoran Cvitanić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vlatko Pinjatela in the 85th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, Manchester United's goal looked a bit too open when Franko Brzović came free, but Zoran Cvitanić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eduard Martek blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zoran Cvitanić having to make a save. Zoran Cvitanić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ljubomir Crnković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 93 minutes into the match, Manchester United's goal looked a bit too open when Franko Brzović came free, but Zoran Cvitanić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vlatko Pinjatela recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 96th minute Franko Brzović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zoran Cvitanić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Srđan Džoni's late challenge caught a Orebić's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Srđan Džoni helped the player get up and apologised. In the 97th minute, Srđan Džoni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Orebić walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.
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