League Play-Off

Gospino Polje
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dominik Josipović took the kick off in the first half of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Dominik Josipović kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Valter Turčin. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Zdenko Frank sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vilim Stipančević stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zdenko Frank's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Zvonimir Radeta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vilim Stipančević having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Zvonimir Radeta notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of KK Dubrovnik's Vilim Stipančević. Vilim Stipančević was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vilim Stipančević showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zvonimir Radeta, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Vilim Stipančević showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zvonimir Radeta in the 19th minute of the match. Zvonimir Vukičević kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 23rd minute Dominik Josipović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valter Turčin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind KK Dubrovnik's goalkeeper Vilim Stipančević, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zdenko Frank took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vilim Stipančević. Vilim Stipančević dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in KK Dubrovnik's zone, Zdenko Frank stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vilim Stipančević came out of the goal and Zdenko Frank tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to KK Dubrovnik getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Gojko Carić hit a great ball. 41 minutes into the match, KK Dubrovnik's goal looked a bit too open when Zvonimir Radeta came free, but Vilim Stipančević reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Zvonimir Radeta came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Mali Erjavec 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 Zvonimir Radeta couldn't finish the play. In the 46th minute, Vanja Brezak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albert Zukić was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 47th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Zvonimir Radeta made the kick off in the second half. When Zdenko Frank came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Mali Erjavec 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 Zdenko Frank couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zdenko Frank got free with Vilim Stipančević in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zvonimir Radeta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vilim Stipančević having to interfere. In the 68th minute Sanjin Lukin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vilim Stipančević saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in KK Dubrovnik's zone, Zvonimir Radeta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vilim Stipančević came out of the goal and Zvonimir Radeta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valter Turčin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomica Jelavić went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. KK Dubrovnik's Vilim Stipančević played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zvonimir Radeta in the 81st minute of play. Vilim Stipančević showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zvonimir Radeta in the 83rd minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, KK Dubrovnik's goalkeeper Vilim Stipančević had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zdenko Frank. Valter Turčin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dominik Josipović in the 93rd minute of play. In the 96th minute Tomica Jelavić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valter Turčin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.