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Olmissum wins third Croatian futsal title after penalty shootout thriller
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Olmissum wins third Croatian futsal title after penalty shootout thriller

From Veฤernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Olmissum defeated host Rijeka in the decisive fifth match of the SuperSport HMNL futsal league finals after a penalty shootout.
  • The victory secured Olmissum their third league title, while Rijeka missed out on their first historical championship despite winning the Cup earlier in the season.
  • The final match featured comebacks, tension, and a dramatic conclusion decided by penalty kicks.

Olmissum clinched their third Croatian futsal championship title after a thrilling 5-3 penalty shootout victory over host Rijeka in the decisive fifth match of the SuperSport HMNL finals. The dramatic conclusion in Rijeka's Dvorana mladosti denied the home team their first-ever league title.

Rijeka had initially trailed 2-0 at halftime after an own goal by Manolo Biliฤ‡ and a penalty converted by Duje Kustura for Olmissum. However, the home team rallied in the second half, with goals from Rafinha and Teo Turk leveling the score to force extra time.

Neither team could find a winner in the ten-minute overtime period, leading to a penalty shootout. Olmissum's Barbariฤ‡, Kustura, Juretiฤ‡, ฤuriฤ‡, and Suลกac all converted their spot-kicks. For Rijeka, Husariฤ‡, Fernandez Garcia, and Turk scored, but Luka Suton's miss in the second round proved costly. Romeo Suลกac scored the winning penalty for Olmissum, sealing their championship triumph.

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Originally published by Veฤernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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