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Match Report
Gradina United
Spectators: 6855 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 20) Niko Klisović's late challenge caught a FC Podhum's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Niko Klisović helped the player get up and apologised. Snješko Festini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mile Rora in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Gradina United's Držimir Kričković nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Snješko Festini made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. When Tito Šegović fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gradina United's protests and gave Tito Šegović a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Gradina United getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Tito Šegović hit a great ball. Tito Šegović hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Bojan Brajko kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Mile Rora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Snješko Festini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Patrik Cvitanović in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Grga Patrun prevented the ball from getting in the gole. FC Podhum's Ninoslav Iveković got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Patrik Cvitanović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tvrtko Štimac made in the 34th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Matej Marinčić immediately put the ball in play. Ninoslav Iveković received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Grga Patrun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Renato Benković received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Grga Patrun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grga Patrun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrik Cvitanović in the 41st minute of the match. Grga Patrun came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Podhum's Patrik Cvitanović. But to his dismay, Patrik Cvitanović quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mile Rora made a kick off. Renato Benković received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Grga Patrun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grga Patrun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrik Cvitanović in the 55th minute of the match. During the 55th minute of the match Tito Šegović completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Tito Šegović a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 56 played minutes Gradina United got a freekick which was hit by Tito Šegović. After 60 played minutes Gradina United got a freekick which was hit by Mile Rora. Mile Rora might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Snješko Festini. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mile Rora ran back to his position shaking his head. Ninoslav Iveković received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Grga Patrun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grga Patrun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ninoslav Iveković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Renato Benković might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Grga Patrun. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Renato Benković ran back to his position shaking his head. 83 minutes into the match, Gradina United's goalkeeper Grga Patrun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ninoslav Iveković. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gradina United's goalkeeper Grga Patrun, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Patrik Cvitanović recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the final whistle sounded FC Podhum left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Gradina United.
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