League Play-Off

Zvijerci Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Miha Čuljat got the match started through his kick off. Vlatko Delaš showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miha Čuljat, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Miha Čuljat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Denis Udovičić managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vukovina Jedinstvo's supporters rose to their feet, but Denis Udovičić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vlatko Delaš breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Denis Udovičić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 11 minutes into the match, Zvijerci's goal looked a bit too open when Alen Lozar came free, but Vlatko Delaš reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denis Udovičić took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vlatko Delaš. Vlatko Delaš dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Vlatko Delaš didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Miha Čuljat went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 20th minute of the match, Trpimir Jelinčić got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dražen Potnar was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Udovičić in the 33rd minute of play forced Zvijerci's goalkeeper Vlatko Delaš to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute, Miha Čuljat left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vukovina Jedinstvo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. After 39 minutes, Eugen Basioli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vukovina Jedinstvo and the Zvijerci players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Vukovina Jedinstvo's Eugen Basioli got a free kick in the 39th minute. Alen Lozar charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alen Lozar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 43 played minutes Vukovina Jedinstvo got a freekick which was hit by Alen Lozar. David Štefan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 2-3 became the score in the 47th minute when Luka Pliverić elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Miha Čuljat in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vlatko Delaš prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Denis Udovičić got free with Vlatko Delaš in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 60 minutes, Luka Pliverić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zvijerci's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luka Pliverić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luka Pliverić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dražen Potnar having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Vukovina Jedinstvo's goal looked a bit too open when Trpimir Jelinčić came free, but Dražen Potnar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Miha Čuljat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Vlatko Delaš tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denis Udovičić's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 75thth minute, Vlatko Delaš skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 76 minutes into the match, Denis Udovičić notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Zvijerci's Vlatko Delaš. Vlatko Delaš was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Trpimir Jelinčić managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zvijerci's supporters rose to their feet, but Trpimir Jelinčić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dražen Potnar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Anđelko Antončić hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. The supporters of Vukovina Jedinstvo booed when Zvijerci was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduard Šulj didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Franjo Šprem fired a really elegant long shot, but Vlatko Delaš threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Zvijerci's Luka Pliverić got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vlatko Delaš was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 98th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Tomislav Dabo. The Vukovina Jedinstvo 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.