League Play-Off

Lovran
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Zlatko Mrdeža started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Mario Krušlin acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 7th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Igor Isaković. The audience was convinced that Teodor Šoljaga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Đuro Cvjetko was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Vrgorac Krka's Mario Krušlin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Vrgorac Krka from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Zlatko Mrdeža managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lovran HNK's supporters rose to their feet, but Zlatko Mrdeža was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mario Krušlin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vrgorac Krka's Mario Krušlin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Vrgorac Krka from getting a goal against them. Lovran HNK's Đuro Cvjetko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zlatan Ćaleta in the 28th minute of play. Teodor Šoljaga took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Đuro Cvjetko. Đuro Cvjetko dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Teodor Šoljaga stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes, Lovran HNK's Igor Isaković shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mario Krušlin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Lovran HNK reached it. Zlatko Mrdeža sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zlatko Mrdeža struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Mario Krušlin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lovran HNK. Mario Krušlin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nino Frankola in the 61st minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vladimir Kašić during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Vrgorac Krka booed when Lovran HNK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladimir Kašić didn't get a good kick on the ball. Teodor Šoljaga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Đuro Cvjetko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodor Šoljaga in the 73rd minute of play forced Lovran HNK's goalkeeper Đuro Cvjetko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Nino Frankola left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lovran HNK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Zlatko Mrdeža hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Zlatan Ćaleta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Đuro Cvjetko having to interfere. With a little luck, Lovran HNK's Đuro Cvjetko got control of the ball when Zlatan Ćaleta tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Lovran HNK's Matej Raos got a free kick in the 94th minute. Lovran HNK's Đuro Cvjetko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodor Šoljaga in the 95th minute of play. A collision led to Lovran HNK getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Igor Isaković hit a great ball. In the 98th minute of the match Gustav Štibić sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Đuro Cvjetko skillfully saved the ball.