2006 Croatian Football Cup final

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.

2006 Croatian Football Cup final

Event	2005–06 Croatian Cup
Rijeka Varteks 5 5
Rijeka won on away goals rule
First leg
Rijeka Varteks 4 0
Date	26 April 2006
Venue	Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka
Man of the Match	Davor Vugrinec (Rijeka)
Referee	Draženko Kovačić (Križevci)
Attendance	8,000
Weather	Cloudy
Second leg
Varteks Rijeka 5 1
Date	3 May 2006
Venue	Stadion Varteks, Varaždin
Man of the Match	Enes Novinić (Varteks)
Referee	Alojzije Šupraha (Kolan)
Attendance	7,000
Weather	Clear

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

Road to the final

Rijeka		Round	Varteks
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Jedinstvo Omladinac	2–0	First round	Ogulin	3–2
Međimurje	3–1	Second round	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	2–0
Vinogradar	2–1	Quarterfinals	Naftaš Ivanić	4–1
	8–0			1–1
Hajduk Split	1–1	Semifinals	Kamen Ingrad	3–3
	1–0			2–1

First leg

26 April 2006

17:30

Rijeka	4–0	Varteks
Vugrinec 20', 68' Linić 43' Bobič 81'	Report (in Croatian)

Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Draženko Kovačić (Križevci)

RIJEKA: GK 12 Dragan Žilić DF 5 Dario Knežević DF 6 Peter Lérant DF 15 Daniel Šarić (c)  83' DF 20 Krunoslav Rendulić  54' MF 7 Dragan Tadić  72' MF 21 Igor Novaković MF 22 Mario Prišć MF 25 Siniša Linić FW 10 Ahmad Sharbini  57' FW 30 Davor Vugrinec Substitutes: MF 18 Goran Rubil  57' FW 9 Fredi Bobič  72' DF 2 Igor Tkalčević  83' Manager: Dragan Skočić

VARTEKS: GK 1 Miroslav Koprić DF 3 Nikola Pokrivač DF 18 Vladimir Vuk DF 30 Mario Lučić MF 4 Dario Jertec  8'  61' MF 10 Nikola Šafarić (c)  3' MF 14 Srebrenko Posavec MF 29 Nedim Halilović FW 9 Enes Novinić FW 23 Leon Benko  51'  56' FW 27 Ivan Jolić Substitutes: FW 17 Milan Pavličić  56' MF 11 Teo Kardum  61' Manager: Zlatko Dalić

Assistant referees: Željko Novosel (Vrbovec) Željko Grgec (Bistra)

Match rules 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Second leg

3 May 2006

20:15

Varteks	5–1	Rijeka
Lučić 23' Benko 54' Šafarić 84' (pen.) Novinić 90', 91'	Report (in Croatian)	Vugrinec 77'

Stadion Varteks, Varaždin

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Alojzije Šupraha (Kolan)

VARTEKS: GK 12 Ivan Mance DF 3 Nikola Pokrivač DF 18 Vladimir Vuk  60' DF 30 Mario Lučić  79' MF 4 Dario Jertec  22' MF 10 Nikola Šafarić (c) MF 26 Nikola Melnjak  66' MF 29 Nedim Halilović FW 9 Enes Novinić  90' FW 17 Milan Pavličić FW 23 Leon Benko Substitutes: FW 27 Ivan Jolić  60' MF 14 Srebrenko Posavec  66' FW 20 Dominik Mohorović  79' 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 Dušan Kerkez  23'  38' MF 25 Siniša Linić  56' FW 10 Ahmad Sharbini  68' FW 30 Davor Vugrinec Substitutes: MF 7 Dragan Tadić  38' DF 2 Igor Tkalčević  68' 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.

External links

• Official website (in Croatian)