League Play-Off

Orebić Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Živko Kalmeta kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, Marinići Vatrogasac's goalkeeper Viktor Oremuš had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ljubomir Crnković. Ljubomir Crnković who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 9thth minute tested the skills of Viktor Oremuš when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Marinići Vatrogasac's zone, Ljubomir Crnković stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Viktor Oremuš came out of the goal and Ljubomir Crnković tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franko Brzović in the 24th minute of play forced Marinići Vatrogasac's goalkeeper Viktor Oremuš to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marinići Vatrogasac's Emil Šunić got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Vlatko Pinjatela's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Viktor Oremuš was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Marinići Vatrogasac's Viktor Oremuš proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Marinići Vatrogasac from getting a goal against them. In the 33rd minute Vlatko Pinjatela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viktor Oremuš saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ljubomir Crnković fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viktor Oremuš having to interfere. Orebić's Eduard Martek got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marinići Vatrogasac's Viktor Oremuš played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vlatko Pinjatela in the 38th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Orebić's Franko Brzović sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Viktor Oremuš narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vlatko Pinjatela was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute, Marinići Vatrogasac's Živko Kalmeta ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Radimir Radovan. Radimir Radovan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. Ljubomir Crnković blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Viktor Oremuš having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franko Brzović in the 58th minute of play forced Marinići Vatrogasac's goalkeeper Viktor Oremuš to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emil Šunić's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Radimir Radovan firmly grabbed it by the left post. Radimir Radovan made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Emil Šunić sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Orebić getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Franko Brzović hit a great ball. Zoltan Ganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viktor Oremuš having to interfere. After 69 played minutes Marinići Vatrogasac got a freekick which was hit by Vinko Matačić. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stanimir Veverec during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Marinići Vatrogasac getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Stanimir Veverec hit a great ball. In the 76th minute Vlatko Pinjatela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viktor Oremuš saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute, Franko Brzović got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucijan Cvitan during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Marinići Vatrogasac getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Lucijan Cvitan hit a great ball. In the 83rd minute, Ljubomir Crnković got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Franko Brzović came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Orebić 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 Franko Brzović couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Franko Brzović managed to get in a good position for a shot. Orebić's supporters rose to their feet, but Franko Brzović was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Viktor Oremuš breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Orebić's Zoltan Ganza got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Franko Brzović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ljubomir Crnković in the 90th minute of play forced Marinići Vatrogasac's goalkeeper Viktor Oremuš to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Franko Brzović got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Orebić's Zoltan Ganza got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Živko Kalmeta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.