League

Martinovka
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Franjo Strahija got the match started through his kick off. Robert Ivezić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zrinko Mijatović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Krsto Ajduković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 12 played minutes NK Rječina got a freekick which was hit by Darko Peranić. The audience was convinced that Zrinko Mijatović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robert Ivezić was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krsto Ajduković in the 18th minute of play forced ANK Martinovka's goalkeeper Robert Ivezić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Krsto Ajduković shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Ivezić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 23 minutes of play, NK Rječina's Krsto Ajduković made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robert Ivezić was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Zrinko Mijatović managed to get in a good position for a shot. NK Rječina's supporters rose to their feet, but Zrinko Mijatović was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robert Ivezić breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. David Rakocija made an important save on a dangerous shot by Srđan Barbarić in the 27th minute. David Rakocija showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natko Frk in the 31st minute of the match. Robert Ivezić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zrinko Mijatović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robert Ivezić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zrinko Mijatović in the 34th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Zrinko Mijatović notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of ANK Martinovka's Robert Ivezić. Robert Ivezić was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ljubomir Opačak during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 46 played minutes NK Rječina got a freekick which was hit by Ljubomir Opačak. The ANK Martinovka players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. NK Rječina were winning 0-3.

Robert Ivezić didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 53rd minute, which inside left pole to 0-4. 57 minutes into the match, ANK Martinovka's goal looked a bit too open when Zrinko Mijatović came free, but Robert Ivezić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ANK Martinovka's Robert Ivezić proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save ANK Martinovka from getting a goal against them. Robert Ivezić was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Đuro Olujić capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Đuro Olujić really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Zrinko Mijatović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robert Ivezić having to interfere. Krsto Ajduković sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 70th minute, NK Rječina's Zrinko Mijatović ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Robert Ivezić. Robert Ivezić yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. The supporters of ANK Martinovka booed when NK Rječina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stjepko Golenja didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valentin Sturko's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by David Rakocija on his right side and into the goal. 75 minutes into the game it was 1-7. NK Rječina's David Rakocija played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Srđan Barbarić in the 78th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, ANK Martinovka's goal looked a bit too open when Zrinko Mijatović came free, but Robert Ivezić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robert Ivezić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Krsto Ajduković in the 82nd minute. Robert Ivezić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zrinko Mijatović, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Robert Ivezić made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Krsto Ajduković sent off a good shot on target. Ljubomir Opačak was shown his second yellow card after 92 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 93 played minutes NK Rječina got a freekick which was hit by Ljubomir Opačak. Franjo Strahija sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. David Rakocija made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franjo Strahija in the 97th minute of play. NK Rječina played a much better game than ANK Martinovka and deserved their victory. The ANK Martinovka players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.