Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Buje 4th with 51 points, Crikvenica 13th with 31, 20 apart. Crikvenica ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 13th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.13/1.77 for Crikvenica and 1.5/0.93 for Buje (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.4.
Buje's unbeaten run stood at 15.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Crikvenica 2, draws 1, Buje 2, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 80% of the meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 20% saw more than two goals.
The venue was Gradski stadion, with room for 2,400 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Crikvenica: Damjan Mendrila (36') · Buje: Badara Seck (90'), Ivan Iveljić (45'), Damir Bartulović (76')