League Play-Off

Santiago Grbavica
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Knin Udarnik's Ivan Jurela got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Jure Šagarjelo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Teofil Kosturin having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrijan Sović in the 11th minute of play forced NK MLADOST BUZIN's goalkeeper Matko Horvatović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Knin Udarnik were awarded a corner. Dario Jelovica went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 15th minute Ivan Jurela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matko Horvatović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adrijan Sović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matko Horvatović having to interfere. Matko Horvatović stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adrijan Sović's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. The supporters of Knin Udarnik booed when NK MLADOST BUZIN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Trpimir Lučev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute of the match Dario Jelovica sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Matko Horvatović skillfully saved the ball. When Adrijan Sović came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Knin Udarnik 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 Adrijan Sović couldn't finish the play. Jure Šagarjelo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teofil Kosturin having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Adrijan Sović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matko Horvatović was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. If Izidor Moćan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes into the match, Knin Udarnik's Adrijan Sović sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Matko Horvatović narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Teofil Kosturin had great luck who in the 42ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Jure Šagarjelo from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. The audience was convinced that Ivan Jurela's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matko Horvatović was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jure Šagarjelo to make the kick off. Matko Horvatović stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ivan Jurela's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vedran Kožulj got free with Matko Horvatović in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of NK MLADOST BUZIN booed when Knin Udarnik was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikola Kapor didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute Jure Šagarjelo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teofil Kosturin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, NK MLADOST BUZIN's goalkeeper Matko Horvatović had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adrijan Sović. Matko Horvatović came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Knin Udarnik's Adrijan Sović. But to his dismay, Adrijan Sović quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 91st minute, Donat Podhraški hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 92 minutes of play, Knin Udarnik's Adrijan Sović made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matko Horvatović was left in no man's land by his defense there! Knin Udarnik's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.