Osijek II played against Sibenik in Subicevac and had a 2-0 lead, but the match ended in a tie.
In their very first match in the 2nd League, Osijek II played Sibenik in Subicevac, ending the game with a 2-2 tie. Osijek dominated one half, while Sibenik had the stage the other one. Osijek was dominant during the first half.
A Stellar First Half
The away team took the lead in the 18th minute, when Plum’s “homing” ball arrived at Pilj, who seized the chance to enter the no man’s land between the enemy players. When he reached the penalty area, he dodged Sibenik’s defenders, overtook the goalkeeper and calmly scored. In the 33th minute, Pilj assisted Spoljaric with a long pass, resulting in a stellar goal. Spoljaric entered the penalty area, dribbled the opposing defender and let fly from 12 meters away, scoring.
Home Team Dodged the L
During the 2nd half, Sibenik showed resolve, doing everything they could to dodge the loss. Perkovic’s chosen succeded in that, scoring twice. The experienced Pandza scored in the 55th minute and the second coal came 4 minutes after. Spoljaric had a huge chance before match end, but he couldn’t pull it off. Osijek’s roster was as follows:
Kukić, Hudećek, Šutalo, Radeljić, Ćosić, Talys, Žaper, Plum, Pilj (64’ Caimacov), Špoljarić (87’ Durdov) & Daku (79’ Marin).
The other teams’ match results were as follows: Međimurje – Solin 1:0, Hrvatski dragovoljac – Zadar 3:1, Sesvete – Dinamo II 1:2, BSK – Varaždin 0:1, Lučko – Kustošija 2:1 & Dugopolje – Hajduk II 0:1.
