Official Cup

POLJUD
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcel Štibić kicked off to start the match. Njegoslav Bakšaj hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After 14 played minutes Jastreb got a freekick which was hit by Bojan Predan. Marinko Blažanović was a little too slow when Andro Žurić got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dobriša Ciglenečki in the 30th minute of play forced --Sibenik--'s goalkeeper Saša Matijašić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Boro Višić might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marinko Blažanović. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Boro Višić ran back to his position shaking his head. Boro Višić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marinko Blažanović having to interfere. In the 39thth minute of the game Marcel Štibić who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but --Sibenik--'s Saša Matijašić was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Boro Višić took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 41st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marinko Blažanović. Jastreb's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 42 played minutes Jastreb got a freekick which was hit by Miljenko Stazić. In the 44th match minute, --Sibenik-- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andro Žurić to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in --Sibenik--'s zone, Marcel Štibić stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saša Matijašić came out of the goal and Marcel Štibić tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Marcel Štibić struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Saša Matijašić didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jastreb. Jastreb's Dalibor Štimac was substituted for Lucijan Švenda. In the 63rd play minute Marcel Štibić came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Saša Matijašić. 1-1. Marcel Štibić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saša Matijašić having to interfere. --Sibenik--'s Saša Matijašić proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save --Sibenik-- from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcel Štibić got free with Saša Matijašić in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Sven Budimović fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored --Sibenik--'s protests and gave Sven Budimović a yellow card for diving instead. Marinko Blažanović didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Boro Višić went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Andro Žurić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Marinko Blažanović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 92 minutes into the game, Marcel Štibić was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jastreb's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave --Sibenik-- the free kick. Marcel Štibić hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute, Dobriša Ciglenečki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jastreb succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though --Sibenik-- had controlled the match.