League Play-Off

Ivanbegovina Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Krsto Malbaša took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Krsto Malbaša came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Ivanbegovina Dinamo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Krsto Malbaša couldn't finish the play. After 5 played minutes Ivanbegovina Dinamo got a freekick which was hit by Marin Gospić. If Jurica Drapčinski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karlobag Drava's Jurica Drapčinski got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 17 minutes, Krsto Malbaša managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ivanbegovina Dinamo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Krsto Malbaša was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mladen Šver took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 22nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dušan Markulj. Ivanbegovina Dinamo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Krsto Malbaša fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frane Kušan having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Ivanbegovina Dinamo's Frane Kušan threw himself towards the right post 27 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Krsto Malbaša, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 35th minute, Karlobag Drava's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Marin Gospić fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Borislav Švagel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Dušan Markulj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marin Gospić blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Frane Kušan having to make a save. If Jurica Drapčinski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Borislav Švagel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Dušan Markulj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, Borislav Švagel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dušan Markulj. Ivanbegovina Dinamo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Borislav Švagel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The Ivanbegovina Dinamo players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Karlobag Drava were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Borislav Švagel made the kick off in the second half. Frane Kušan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marin Gospić in the 54th minute of play. Ivanbegovina Dinamo's Krsto Malbaša got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vlaho Grgičević kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Relja Asanović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frane Kušan having to interfere. If Krsto Malbaša had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Krsto Malbaša had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Ivanbegovina Dinamo's Teo Pelaić got a free kick in the 81st minute. Borislav Švagel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jurica Drapčinski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dušan Markulj having to interfere. If Borislav Švagel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marin Gospić in the 93rd minute of play forced Karlobag Drava's goalkeeper Frane Kušan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute Krsto Malbaša shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frane Kušan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Karlobag Drava players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.