2006 Croatian Football Cup final explained

2006 Croatian Football Cup final
Event:2005–06 Croatian Cup
Team1:Rijeka
Team1score:5
Team2:Varteks
Team2score:5
Details:Rijeka won on away goals rule
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:4
Team2score1:0
Date1:26 April 2006
Stadium1:Stadion Kantrida
City1:Rijeka
Man Of The Match1a:Davor Vugrinec (Rijeka)
Referee1:Draženko Kovačić (Križevci)
Attendance1:8,000
Weather1:Cloudy
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:1
Team2score2:5
Date2:3 May 2006
Stadium2:Stadion Varteks
City2:Varaždin
Man Of The Match2a:Enes Novinić (Varteks)
Referee2:Alojzije Šupraha (Kolan)
Attendance2:7,000
Weather2:Clear
Previous:2005
Next:2007

The 2006 Croatian Cup final was a two-legged affair played between Rijeka and Varteks. The first leg was played in Rijeka on 26 April 2006, while the second leg on 3 May 2006 in Varaždin.

Rijeka won the trophy on away goals rule after was an affair finished on aggregate result of 5–5.

Road to the final

RijekaRoundVarteks
width=15%Opponentwidth=7%Resultwidth=10%width=15%Opponentwidth=7%Result
2–0First round3–2
3–1Second round2–0
2–1QuarterfinalsNaftaš Ivanić 4–1
8–01–1
1–1Semifinals3–3
1–02–1

First leg

RIJEKA:
GK 12 Dragan Žilić
DF 5 Dario Knežević
DF 6 Peter Lérant
DF 15 Daniel Šarić (c)
DF 20
MF 7
MF 21 Igor Novaković
MF 22 Mario Prišć
MF 25 Siniša Linić
FW 10
FW 30 Davor Vugrinec
Substitutes:
MF 18
FW 9
DF 2
Manager:
Dragan Skočić
VARTEKS:
GK 1 Miroslav Koprić
DF 3 Nikola Pokrivač
DF 18 Vladimir Vuk
DF 30 Mario Lučić
MF 4
MF 10 Nikola Šafarić (c)
MF 14 Srebrenko Posavec
MF 29 Nedim Halilović
FW 9 Enes Novinić
FW 23
FW 27 Ivan Jolić
Substitutes:
FW 17
MF 11
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
Assistant referees:
Željko Novosel (Vrbovec)
Željko Grgec (Bistra)
Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Second leg

VARTEKS:
GK 12 Ivan Mance
DF 3 Nikola Pokrivač
DF 18
DF 30
MF 4
MF 10 Nikola Šafarić (c)
MF 26
MF 29 Nedim Halilović
FW 9
FW 17 Milan Pavličić
FW 23 Leon Benko
Substitutes:
FW 27
MF 14
FW 20
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
RIJEKA:
GK 12 Dragan Žilić
DF 5 Dario Knežević
DF 6 Peter Lérant
DF 15 Daniel Šarić (c)
DF 20 Krunoslav Rendulić
MF 21 Igor Novaković
MF 22 Mario Prišć
MF 23
MF 25
FW 10
FW 30 Davor Vugrinec
Substitutes:
MF 7
DF 2
Manager:
Dragan Skočić
Assistant referees:
Tomislav Petrović (Valpovo)
Armando Lušetić (Cerovlje)
Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level; no extra time.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

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