A point in the derby was enough for Belišće to stay at the top of Third NL East. At the top it has long been “boiled”, the crowd is still constant, from Belišće to 11. Graničar there are only four points and there is no guessing who will be the autumn champion. And now, with the victory of Cerna over Andrijevci, along with the defeats of Naško and Vuteks, the bottom has also “boiled”, these three teams are on three points… At the bottom of this article (only on the istok.sportalo.hr subportal), as well as in a separate one in which we presented all candidates and their arguments, you can vote for the round player.
BEDEM – NASK 2:0
Lions at home, mice away. It is valid for both. It is important to collect points at home, but that will not bring any progress, neither in terms of playing nor results, but half the league behaves like that, sometimes everything looks like the BiH Premier League ten years ago… Anyway, Bedem successfully completed another homework, It is the fifth game in Graz, so far only Vinogorac has “scratched” for a point. A beautiful example of oscillations in the game of a young player is Luka Andričević, after he unfortunately shook his own net in Stari Slatinik, he played very poorly, but for a week he was shining, he scored another beautiful goal and started the visitors from Našice. Dinko Leko completed the job after the break, who scored for the final 2:0.
Player of the match: Luka Andričević
“Again, the guests were more aggressive than us at home, it’s hard for me to explain that. We were better, the victory was deserved, but I have complaints about certain players, we created problems for ourselves, especially in the back line. If there was a more serious team with a motivated striker, they would have been punished, we will certainly discuss that on Tuesday during the analysis. In the end, the result is realistic, in the last ten minutes we had a lot of situations and for a few more goals, but after we played everything well, the last pass was not of high quality. We even played better in Slatinik where we lost than today when we won, it’s a matter of individual mistakes that shouldn’t happen to us. I have to praise Našk, they are a really good team, fighting, they go to the end of every duel, they just lack experience.” – said the coach of Bedema, Antun Labak.
“In the first half, we were better, energetically, running, but also playing, in terms of chances. And then we get a goal from the first shot on goal, what can I tell you next? I have nothing to complain about my players, we just need to put their five Lovrić, Leko, Mrdeša, Borko and Tustonjić, we cannot compare with their experience, I have Goluža and Lukačević who have experience, you can see it on the field. We had 6-7 excellent outings, three great chances, but we didn’t take advantage of it, they scored from the first shot over little Andričević from 30 meters. At 1:0, we hit the post through Patrun, we were still alive there, and then we get a child’s goal from the break. After that, they could score something else. We can only lie to ourselves if we are ready. Until recently, our juniors were losing by 8-9 points, now we win everything, Đakovo; Graphic artist, Slavonia, you can see progress, but that’s junior football, this is senior football, it’s not the same sport! We are facing a tough fight to stay. Congratulations to colleague Labak on his well-deserved victory” – commented the coach of Naška, Igor Toth.
GRANIČAR – SVAČIĆ 1:0
The defeat in Pleternica did not disturb the Županj team, they came back with victories against Svačić, who came as ordered to raise self-confidence and domestic performance. Svačić is from that story about lions and mice, they are visiting tourists, we hope that Branko Polić brings an accordion so that everything goes in a singing tone. Well, this time in Županja they showed some of their game, but there are still no points from the side! And he was very close, Malik Smajlović turned into a great hero of Graničar in the 89th minute when he managed to overcome Krijan and launch the county’s third league team to a modest 11th place, but only four points behind the leading Belišće.
Player of the match: Malik Smajlović
“I congratulate my boys on the well-deserved victory. It was chosen extremely hard, against a team that is excellent and it is not by chance that it is in the table. We played the second half as we agreed – patiently and smartly against a tough opponent. The change in the system and the rotation of players in the positions still took their toll. We are going to Ivankovo, always an interesting away game against the good Bedem. We have a long week ahead of us to prepare.” – said the coach of Graničar, Hrvoje Kovačević.
“Today we played a real game and I think we didn’t deserve to lose, but the lack of concentration in the last minute at the break cost us at least a point. Although I think we had better chances, I feel sorry for the boys who played a real game but were not rewarded for it today! Nothing, let’s move on, we turn to the game with Vlapov next week, where we know we have a good opponent.” – said the coach of Svačić, Mario Tadić.
TOMISLAV C – TOMISLAV DA 3:1
After a disastrous start to the season, the Cerans got their act together, some good reinforcements and a much more serious team than it was at the beginning of the season. Of course, to seriously grab the connection, it would be great to pick up a point on the road somewhere, for now they also act as if the main weapon on the bus is the accordion. However, last season they managed to stay on their home field, now they seem to have started on time, they are only two points behind Naško and Vuteks, the perspective after the victory over the namesake from Andrijevac looks much better. Bernard Brnjić’s oscillations in Andrijevac are quite angry, we are not surprised at all because it is more than obvious that the team is not playing at its peak, we were used to far more consistent games last season. Karlo Kokanović scored to give Cerna the lead in the 34th minute, and Matej Radojčić scored two goals in just three minutes to decide the winner. Visiting Tomislav only managed to alleviate the defeat with a goal by Ivan Tunuković, but that does not diminish the disappointment in their ranks. Cerna is obviously not very happy with them, and last season they lost at the Goran Šimunc stadium.
Player of the match: Matej Radojčić
“I congratulate my team on the victory. A difficult and demanding match in which we deservedly celebrated against Tomislav’s excellent team.” – is the opinion of coach Tomislav, Vlatko Šimunc.
“Today we played a very bad game where we were beaten by Karlo Kokanović. We knew how Cerna could beat us and, unfortunately, we did everything we could to help them do that. We are playing without the enthusiasm we played with last season and at the beginning of this season, and I consider myself the main culprit for that. Perhaps the best thing for the team would be for me to quit, which I will decide tomorrow. Maybe someone else could get the most out of these guys. I congratulate the Cerna team on their victory.” – said the coach of Tomislav, Bernard Brnjić.
RADNIČKI – BELISĆE 1:1
Although it was not an overly high-paced game, it was a good match in Dalj. You don’t have to “attack” for football to be good, it’s enough to have good players who are required – to win. The best proof that both sides were thinking more about victory than points is that there was practically no such usual “laying down” in the end when there is a positive result. The visitors took the lead with a wonderful goal by Deni Stojanc in the 37th minute. Much of the work was done by Janček, he passed through two people in the middle, passed to Stojanc, who decided to shoot from about 20 meters away, the ball went under the crossbar, not so far from Matković, but “came out” of the sun and deceived the otherwise excellent Radnicki’s gatekeeper. Belišće had several situations where they could have scored a second goal, but the home team was still concentrated. Radnički started better in the sequel and it paid off very quickly, another masterful goal. The cross from the left side was met by Ivan Aleksić, even though he was probably 30 centimeters shorter than his defenders, he positioned himself brilliantly and hit the goal, Žitnjak couldn’t do anything about it. Plenty of half-chances, situations that could have been dangerous on both sides, but until the end we remember only two dull situations. The first one was scored again by Janček, he and Anočić played a fantastic action, they played a pass twice among the home team’s four, so Janček pushed the captain into the checkered position, the latter took a great shot, he was looking for the opposite corner, but Matković showed his class and saved his own team. And on the other side, a well-known name in the title role, Aleksić broke through the right side, worked with millimeter precision to Šimić, who shot powerfully from 6-7 meters down, but half a meter wide of the goal post. In the first minute of stoppage time, one of the stupidest red cards ever seen on football pitches. Radnički got a free kick in the center of the field, Luka Mihaljević was the performer, and his teammates rushed to jump, seeing it as one of the last opportunities to get all three points. Referee Zrno ordered Mihaljević to return the ball two or three times, he did it as quickly as possible, wanting to make a break as soon as possible, and then he received a second yellow card for – delaying! In general, this insistence on a meter or two in the middle of the field by the referee is unnecessary, and this yellow card is one of the more senseless decisions we have seen, and we have seen all kinds!
Player of the match: Stjepan Pole
“The match was tough and we and the guests tried to win all three points, however, with the development of events on the field, I think that we and the guests can be satisfied with winning a point. Although the impression is that we were somewhat closer to victory, in this game against a quality opponent, we performed without four players, Petrović, Blagojević, M. Mišić, Maksimović, due to bookings and illness. Congratulations to the entire team that played the game very well, although the guests from Belišće also had their own incomes, but our goalkeeper was up to the task.” – commented the coach of Radnički, Željko Mažar.
“It was a good match, fair. We could have won the game, we had 2-3 situations for the second goal, that would probably decide the winner. If someone had offered me a point before the match, I would certainly have accepted it considering the strength of the opponent, but also the not very good field which made the combinatorics quite difficult, in the end, as the situation developed, I think it could have been better, that it could have been more. Ok, it’s fine, I’m not unhappy” – said the coach of Belišća, Miodrag Miki Vučenović.
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