League Play-Off

Petlovac
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pero Perišić took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Skučani getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Klement Škare hit a great ball. Ante Stipančić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pero Perišić, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Šimun Lajtner hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Arijan Ortika managed to get in a good position for a shot. Skučani's supporters rose to their feet, but Arijan Ortika was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sven Komadinić breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 12th play minutes Toma Pendo shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Ante Stipančić and just under the crossbar into goal. 15 minutes into the match, Petlovac Željezničar's Toma Pendo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ante Stipančić narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arijan Ortika received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Sven Komadinić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Toma Pendo 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. Pero Perišić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Ante Stipančić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pero Perišić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 24 minutes, Janko Mihaljinec mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Skučani and the Petlovac Željezničar players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 24th match minute, Skučani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Janko Mihaljinec to maneuver through the defense. Pero Perišić received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ante Stipančić came out and tried to block the shot, but Pero Perišić slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 26th minute. When Petlovac Željezničar's Pero Perišić, in the 29th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Petlovac Željezničar. Skučani's Ante Stipančić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pero Perišić in the 33rd minute of play. After 35 minutes Skučani's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vlatko Vranješ who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Vlatko Vranješ got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ante Stipančić quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Toma Pendo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Skučani's zone, Toma Pendo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ante Stipančić came out of the goal and Toma Pendo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ante Stipančić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Toma Pendo in the 48th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Šandor Vuković to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Skučani got a freekick which was hit by Janko Mihaljinec. Vlatko Vranješ, 53 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Toma Pendo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Petlovac Željezničar's supporters rose to their feet, but Toma Pendo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ante Stipančić breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 57 minutes, Arijan Ortika managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Skučani's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arijan Ortika was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Šandor Vuković had several of the Petlovac Željezničar's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 60 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-1 score and a disappointed Sven Komadinić as he didn't even see the shot coming. 73 minutes into the match, Skučani's goal looked a bit too open when Pero Perišić came free, but Ante Stipančić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Skučani's Klement Škare got a free kick in the 76th minute. Antonio Lukašek kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Šandor Vuković during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 86th match minute, Skučani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Šandor Vuković to maneuver through the defense. Šandor Vuković's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sven Komadinić read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. Arijan Ortika fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven Komadinić having to interfere. Ante Stipančić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pero Perišić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Petlovac Željezničar's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.