League Play-Off

Gornja Stubica Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vladimir Šošić took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Mirko Čuljat ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Teofil Kovačević was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Vladimir Šošić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Zrinko Biliškov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Split Uskok's goalkeeper Zrinko Biliškov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gvozden Babić. Vladimir Šošić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zrinko Biliškov having to interfere. Gornja Stubica Val's Teofil Kovačević played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leon Ostoić in the 14th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Gornja Stubica Val's Fran Ćaleta got a free kick in the 18th minute. Teofil Kovačević showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mirko Čuljat, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Mirko Čuljat recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Leon Ostoić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teofil Kovačević took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Ostoić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mirko Čuljat scored 0-2 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Teofil Kovačević, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Zrinko Biliškov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimir Šošić in the 46th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leon Ostoić to strike the kick off in the second half. Fran Ćaleta kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Ranko Masnić took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 57th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Teofil Kovačević. Gornja Stubica Val's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Gornja Stubica Val's Teofil Kovačević proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Gornja Stubica Val from getting a goal against them. 71 minutes into the match, Split Uskok's Leon Ostoić sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Teofil Kovačević narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zrinko Biliškov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gvozden Babić went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Teofil Kovačević came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Split Uskok's Mirko Čuljat. But to his dismay, Mirko Čuljat quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Ostoić in the 86th minute of play forced Gornja Stubica Val's goalkeeper Teofil Kovačević to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Fran Ćaleta fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gornja Stubica Val's protests and gave Fran Ćaleta a yellow card for diving instead. Fran Ćaleta kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Mirko Čuljat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matko Stemberger during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card.