League

Kaštel Kambelovac
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 100) Dinko Cvjetko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Maksim Dumalovski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Dinko Cvjetko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maksim Dumalovski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Toni Uroda lost his temper 19 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for NK Rječina! After 26 played minutes Kaštel Kambelovac got a freekick which was hit by Pravdan Smolek. Ilija Lemić took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Maksim Dumalovski. Kaštel Kambelovac's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Kaštel Kambelovac's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Popivoda came free, but Maksim Dumalovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute Mauro Popivoda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maksim Dumalovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. NK Rječina's Mauro Popivoda got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Pravdan Smolek fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kaštel Kambelovac's protests and gave Pravdan Smolek a yellow card for diving instead. Pravdan Smolek kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. After 46 minutes, Veselin Kukec mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NK Rječina and the Kaštel Kambelovac players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 47th match minute, NK Rječina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Veselin Kukec to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mauro Popivoda stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Maksim Dumalovski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mauro Popivoda in the 57th minute. Maksim Dumalovski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mauro Popivoda in the 58th minute. When Ištvan Brkan came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Kaštel Kambelovac 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 Ištvan Brkan couldn't finish the play. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kaštel Kambelovac's goalkeeper Maksim Dumalovski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ištvan Brkan during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 81st match minute, Kaštel Kambelovac was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Srećko Hozjak to maneuver through the defense. Mauro Popivoda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Maksim Dumalovski made a huge save. 85 minutes into the game, Mauro Popivoda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Maksim Dumalovski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lino Kepeski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Maksim Dumalovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Ištvan Brkan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Despot Žufić was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched NK Rječina eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.