League Play-Off

Stadion Puracic
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zvonimir Ezibović started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes, Luka Grujić mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Doljani HRK and the Puracic HRK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 4 played minutes Doljani HRK got a freekick which was hit by Luka Grujić. Marin Salkić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In a very dangerous position, a player in Doljani HRK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 18th minute. Penalty! After a rather tough play, Doljani HRK's Vahid Kapetanović got a free kick in the 28th minute. It was beautiful to see Puracic HRK's Dimitrije Selimović in action when he in the 30th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Zvonimir Ezibović 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. In the 34th minute, Ilderin Aldžić left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Doljani HRK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Andrej Matić was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 42 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 42nd minute of the game. One of Doljani HRK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Puracic HRK:s goal. The referee gave Puracic HRK a penalty, 44 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Dimitrije Selimović, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Doljani HRK's Medo Troglić. 2-1. A hard shot 48 in the game by Marin Salkić from a close distance when the talented Medo Troglić managed to make a qualified save. Doljani HRK's players were relieved.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ilderin Aldžić to make the kick off. Medo Troglić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zvonimir Ezibović, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Medo Troglić came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Puracic HRK's Zvonimir Ezibović. But to his dismay, Zvonimir Ezibović quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. After having played for 60 minutes, Ilderin Aldžić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Doljani HRK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ilderin Aldžić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Medo Troglić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zvonimir Ezibović in the 62nd minute of play. Zvonimir Ezibović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ilderin Aldžić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zvonimir Ezibović took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Medo Troglić. Medo Troglić dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Ilderin Aldžić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Leo Salamović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ilderin Aldžić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leo Salamović having to interfere. When Erdal Osmić fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Doljani HRK's protests and gave Erdal Osmić a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Doljani HRK's Erdal Osmić got a free kick in the 85th minute. If Ilderin Aldžić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leo Salamović made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Ilderin Aldžić sent off a good shot on target. Puracic HRK's Marin Salkić got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Medo Troglić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zvonimir Ezibović, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Puracic HRK fans cheered their team off the field, for while Doljani HRK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.