League Play-Off

Jelisavac
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Borko Kufner got the match started through his kick off. Sanjin Crnić stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Branimir Fadiga's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. When Karlo Jurajec came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Jelisavac Dunav 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 Karlo Jurajec couldn't finish the play. Neno Nikšić's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gabrijel Dragojević read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. Neno Nikšić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabrijel Dragojević having to interfere. A collision led to Jelisavac Dunav getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Zdravko Đurašinović hit a great ball. Sanjin Crnić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Karlo Jurajec in the 20th minute. With his leg Sanjin Crnić managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when Jelisavac Dunav's Gvozden Balestrin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 23 minutes, Karlo Jurajec made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Opuzen Hajduk's Sanjin Crnić tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Branimir Fadiga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Branimir Fadiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Branimir Fadiga made the kick off in the second half. In the 64th match minute, Opuzen Hajduk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tvrtko Vucić to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Jelisavac Dunav's Relja Prohaska tried to score from far away in the 66th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. If Branimir Fadiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Borko Kufner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Gabrijel Dragojević tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 76 minutes, Gabrijel Dragojević successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Opuzen Hajduk's goalkeeper Sanjin Crnić, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Opuzen Hajduk's Sanjin Crnić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Branimir Fadiga in the 80th minute of play. With 84 minutes on the clock, Pravdan Penavić commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 83 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Opuzen Hajduk! In the 86th minute there was a penalty for Jelisavac Dunav. Relja Prohaska stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sanjin Crnić. 2-0. Jelisavac Dunav's Gabrijel Dragojević played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruđer Hinić in the 91st minute of play. Jelisavac Dunav were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Opuzen Hajduk for a fine match.