League Play-Off

Novo Čiče
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Arsen Baković started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Stanimir Vareškić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Toni Vinković tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute Arsen Baković shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lado Kalogjera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Arsen Baković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Davor Mitić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Toni Vinković tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Toni Vinković made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davor Mitić in the 15th minute of play. When Ostoja Perez fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Novo Čiče's protests and gave Ostoja Perez a yellow card for diving instead. After 16 played minutes Novo Čiče got a freekick which was hit by Ostoja Perez. Gojko Peljar, 17 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 23 minutes into the match, Novo Čiče's goal looked a bit too open when Stanimir Vareškić came free, but Toni Vinković reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanimir Vareškić in the 27th minute of play forced Novo Čiče's goalkeeper Toni Vinković to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the game, one of NK Puvander:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 36 minutes into the game, Nikša Horvatović cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Lado Kalogjera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When NK Puvander's Davor Mitić in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Novo Čiče's goalie prevented a goal. Stanimir Vareškić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toni Vinković having to interfere. 44 minutes into the match, NK Puvander's Davor Mitić sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Toni Vinković narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Davor Mitić made the kick off in the second half. Stanimir Vareškić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toni Vinković having to interfere. If Nikša Horvatović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. NK Puvander's Davor Mitić got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Toni Vinković took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davor Mitić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as NK Puvander's Stanimir Vareškić slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Toni Vinković. That made the score 1-2 after 75 minutes of play. If Nikša Horvatović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stanimir Vareškić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Toni Vinković made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davor Mitić in the 82nd minute of play. If Davor Mitić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 87 played minutes Davor Mitić rounded Novo Čiče's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-3. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Davor Mitić put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Toni Vinković. When the match was over NK Puvander could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Novo Čiče throughout the match.