League Play-Off

Palovec Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Damir Kedžo made the kick off and thus started the match. After 5 minutes, Silvio Vrbanić mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NK Strojar Palovec and the Skradin players grew even worse after the yellow card. Grgur Bistrović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Zvonko Nađ tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute Damir Kedžo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zvonko Nađ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as NK Strojar Palovec's Mato Žiha slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ozren Pršo. That made the score 1-0 after 18 minutes of play. Tito Galić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of NK Strojar Palovec booed when Skradin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blaž Merlić didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bartol Cuculić struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Zvonko Nađ didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Skradin. Zvonko Nađ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damir Kedžo in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Rato Mudri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute, Leo Lovrinović 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. Grgur Bistrović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute Damir Kedžo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zvonko Nađ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mato Žiha to make the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Grgur Bistrović managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Skradin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Grgur Bistrović 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 defensive mix-up in NK Strojar Palovec's zone, Damir Kedžo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zvonko Nađ came out of the goal and Damir Kedžo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Damir Kedžo succeeded in the game's 63rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. If Damir Kedžo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Damir Kedžo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Zvonko Nađ tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, NK Strojar Palovec's Mileta Vešligaj got a free kick in the 73rd minute. If Damir Kedžo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 84 minutes, Grgur Bistrović made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. NK Strojar Palovec's Zvonko Nađ tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Grgur Bistrović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Zvonko Nađ tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grgur Bistrović got free with Zvonko Nađ in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Grgur Bistrović in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zvonko Nađ, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Damir Kedžo during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Damir Kedžo hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match.