League Play-Off

Ovčare Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pavel Cizelj made the kick off which started today's match. Pavel Cizelj succeeded in the game's 3rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. The supporters of Stahoninec booed when Ovčare was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vatroslav Mijić didn't get a good kick on the ball. Đino Dragin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Pravdan Mahalec tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Vatroslav Mijić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stahoninec's Belimir Matjašec played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavel Cizelj in the 13th minute of play. Đino Dragin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Pravdan Mahalec tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pravdan Mahalec took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Đino Dragin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, Renato Dimitrov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pravdan Mahalec. Ovčare's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Renato Dimitrov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Belimir Matjašec stood somewhat misplaced when Pavel Cizelj came free in front of goal and shot 2-1 to the left of him in the 29 minute. In the 39th minute, Milivoj Dubravčić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Ovčare's zone, Đino Dragin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pravdan Mahalec came out of the goal and Đino Dragin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th minute, Pavel Cizelj 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 home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Renato Dimitrov to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute of the match Stahoninec got a corner. Ovčare's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marijan Flajs ran over to the corner to take the kick. Đino Dragin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Pravdan Mahalec made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marijan Flajs during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee gave Ovčare a penalty, 61 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Lucijan Težak, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Stahoninec's Belimir Matjašec. 3-1. After a rather tough play, Stahoninec's Lazar Barković got a free kick in the 64th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Ovčare's Lucijan Težak tried to score from far away in the 65th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pavel Cizelj in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Belimir Matjašec prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Renato Dimitrov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Pavel Cizelj managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ovčare's supporters rose to their feet, but Pavel Cizelj was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Belimir Matjašec breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pavel Cizelj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Belimir Matjašec tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute Pavel Cizelj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Belimir Matjašec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Stahoninec's Marijan Flajs got a free kick in the 90th minute. Ovčare's Pravdan Mahalec played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renato Dimitrov in the 97th minute of play. In the 98th match minute, Ovčare was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zvonko Vardić to maneuver through the defense. Pravdan Mahalec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renato Dimitrov in the 99th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ovčare had won after a very even match.