League Play-Off

Ivanja Reka Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Branjin Vrh's Grga Škunca got a free kick in the 2nd minute. A collision led to Branjin Vrh getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Mijat Pivac hit a great ball. In the 6th minute, Grgur Vince ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Miodrag Mimica was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 10 minutes into the game, Oliver Laterza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Matija Bačurin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Oliver Laterza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Matija Bačurin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 18 minutes, Hrvoje Pufler mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ivanja Reka and the Branjin Vrh players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 18 played minutes Ivanja Reka got a freekick which was hit by Hrvoje Pufler. Matija Bačurin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mile Šutej, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute of the match Branjin Vrh got a corner. Ivanja Reka's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Šimun Ostojić ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpected shot in the 27th minute by Filip Halak got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Ivanja Reka's Grgur Vince slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Miodrag Mimica. That made the score 2-1 after 32 minutes of play. Grgur Vince received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Miodrag Mimica tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Ivanja Reka's Filip Halak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Miodrag Mimica narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Oliver Laterza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Matija Bačurin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play.

The wind increased when Grgur Vince made the kick off in the second half. If Grga Škunca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivanja Reka's Matija Bačurin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mile Šutej in the 54th minute of play. Matija Bačurin came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Branjin Vrh's Oliver Laterza. But to his dismay, Oliver Laterza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Oliver Laterza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matija Bačurin having to interfere. Branjin Vrh's Dragutin Barišić suffered a sore thigh after 73 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Srđan Petrić's late challenge caught a Branjin Vrh's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Srđan Petrić helped the player get up and apologised. In the 74th minute, Srđan Petrić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Oliver Laterza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filip Halak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th minute, Oliver Laterza 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. Grga Škunca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Oliver Laterza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oliver Laterza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 89th minute, Oliver Laterza 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. A hard shot 91 in the game by Oliver Laterza from a close distance when the talented Matija Bačurin managed to make a qualified save. Ivanja Reka's players were relieved. Miran Sirotić kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ivanja Reka's zone, Šimun Ostojić stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matija Bačurin came out of the goal and Šimun Ostojić tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ivanja Reka succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Branjin Vrh had controlled the match.