League Play-Off

Cerna
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pero Paral got the match started through his kick off. Ilija Rapo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nebojša Kalaba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute, Alan Gradiček hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A throw-in in the 17th minute of the game was made by Nediljko Rak with Višeslav Azinović as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Ilija Rapo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihovil Markovina in the 20th minute of the match. After having played for 21 minutes, Zdeslav Pletikosa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nk Riječina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zdeslav Pletikosa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Dvor's Mihovil Markovina got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Despot Maroević made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pero Paral in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Višeslav Azinović in the 25th minute of play forced Nk Riječina's goalkeeper Ilija Rapo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mihovil Markovina during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 28 minutes into the match, Nk Riječina's Branimir Peranić broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The throw-in from Đino Rubin in the 29th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Dvor's Mihovil Markovina. Ilija Rapo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Višeslav Azinović in the 31st minute of the match. If Tito Šerbedžija had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th match minute, Dvor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mihovil Markovina to maneuver through the defense. Despot Maroević was a little too slow when Pero Paral got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 42nd minute. The score was now 1-0.

Nk Riječina's Ilija Rapo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Nk Riječina from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Dvor's zone, Tonino Barišić stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Despot Maroević came out of the goal and Tonino Barišić tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Nk Riječina's Tonino Barišić got a free kick in the 57th minute. Despot Maroević came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Nk Riječina's Tonino Barišić. But to his dismay, Tonino Barišić quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 66th minute, Tonino Barišić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 67 minutes into the match, Dvor's Valentin Leventić broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Valentin Leventić made in the 76th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Nebojša Kalaba however managed to control. Pero Paral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Despot Maroević tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Hegel in the 86th minute of play forced Nk Riječina's goalkeeper Ilija Rapo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the game, Nebojša Kalaba cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Ilija Rapo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A throw-in in the 96th minute of the game was made by Tonino Mušica with Bruno Hegel as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Nk Riječina had won after a very even match.