League Play-Off

Kastav Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) FC Tadinci's Zdenko Šimunić started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Nestoras Zervos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zdenko Šimunić blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leo Poljak having to make a save. FC Tadinci's António Brito got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 11 minutes, António Brito managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Tadinci's supporters crossed their fingers, but António Brito was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Zdenko Šimunić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Trpimir Bogunović managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Tadinci's supporters rose to their feet, but Trpimir Bogunović was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leo Poljak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 15 minutes into the game, António Brito cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Leo Poljak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 18th minute, Zdenko Šimunić left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Tadinci fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Zdenko Šimunić's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leo Poljak read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. When Nikša Kodar fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kastav Učka's protests and gave Nikša Kodar a yellow card for diving instead. In the 27th minute, one of Kastav Učka:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Kastav Učka. Aureliusz Rawa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Slaven Stazić, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. With a little luck, FC Tadinci's Aureliusz Rawa got control of the ball when Jakov Pufler tried to sneak it across the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Zdenko Šimunić notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Kastav Učka's Leo Poljak. Leo Poljak was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 44 minutes, António Brito managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Tadinci's supporters crossed their fingers, but António Brito was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Predrag Mikulić to strike the kick off in the second half. When Zdenko Šimunić came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the FC Tadinci 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 Šimunić couldn't finish the play. In the 55thth minute of the game Predrag Mikulić who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Tadinci's Aureliusz Rawa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Zdenko Šimunić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of FC Tadinci booed when Kastav Učka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danijel Vulić didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aureliusz Rawa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Predrag Mikulić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zdenko Šimunić might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leo Poljak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zdenko Šimunić ran back to his position shaking his head. António Brito scored 0-5 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leo Poljak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 72 minutes into the match, Kastav Učka's goal looked a bit too open when Zdenko Šimunić came free, but Leo Poljak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Danijel Vulić hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Sam Lancelle charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sam Lancelle the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 77 played minutes FC Tadinci got a freekick which was hit by Sam Lancelle. Aureliusz Rawa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jakov Pufler, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Zdenko Šimunić 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Zdenko Šimunić managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Tadinci's supporters rose to their feet, but Zdenko Šimunić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leo Poljak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kastav Učka's Leo Poljak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Kastav Učka from getting a goal against them. Zdenko Šimunić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leo Poljak having to interfere. Nestoras Zervos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Leo Poljak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 89 minutes into the match, Zdenko Šimunić dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Leo Poljak, 0-6. In the 93rd minute, Danijel Vulić made a precise shot to the right of Aureliusz Rawa. FC Tadinci's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6.