League

Espeza Arena
Spectators: 5100 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 0) Thebest's Radimir Kaurić started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Matej Domić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Serdar, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Radimir Kaurić struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Matej Domić didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Thebest. In the 6th minute, Radimir Kaurić 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. Matej Domić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radimir Kaurić in the 8th minute of play. Matej Domić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Serdar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jurica Kanjer charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jurica Kanjer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jurica Kanjer hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Matej Čarapić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Thebest defense, Karlo Savić kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Branislav Ferek. The Thebest fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Branislav Ferek should have stopped the shot. In the 23rd minute Radimir Kaurić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matej Domić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radimir Kaurić in the 25th minute of play forced NK Croatia's goalkeeper Matej Domić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in NK Croatia's zone, Robert Serdar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matej Domić came out of the goal and Robert Serdar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 30 minutes into the match, NK Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Radimir Kaurić came free, but Matej Domić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Robert Serdar 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. Matej Domić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radimir Kaurić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leopold Ledinek kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Damir Sabolek made the kick off in the second half. Matej Domić made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Robert Serdar sent off a good shot on target. In the 56th minute of the match, Radimir Kaurić tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Matej Domić saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Matej Domić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radimir Kaurić, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 62nd minute Damir Sabolek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branislav Ferek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Damir Sabolek hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Damir Sabolek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Branislav Ferek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damir Sabolek in the 78th minute of the match. Radimir Kaurić's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Matej Domić read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute Radimir Kaurić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matej Domić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Radimir Kaurić fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 86th minute, Damir Sabolek made a precise shot to the right of Branislav Ferek. Thebest's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After a rather tough play, NK Croatia's Leopold Ledinek got a free kick in the 97th minute. NK Croatia's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.