2005 Croatian Football Cup final

The 2005 Croatian Cup final was a two-legged affair played between the Adriatic rivals Rijeka and Hajduk Split. The first leg was played in Rijeka on 11 May 2005, while the second leg on 25 May 2005 in Split.

2005 Croatian Football Cup final

Event	2004–05 Croatian Cup
Rijeka Hajduk Split 3 1
First leg
Rijeka Hajduk Split 2 1
Date	11 May 2005
Venue	Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka
Man of the Match	Tomislav Erceg (Rijeka)
Referee	Ivan Novak (Varaždin)
Attendance	7,000
Weather	Clear
Second leg
Hajduk Split Rijeka 0 1
Date	25 May 2005
Venue	Stadion Poljud, Split
Man of the Match	Dumitru Mitu (Rijeka)
Referee	Marijo Strahonja (Zagreb)
Attendance	20,000
Weather	Clear

Rijeka won the trophy with an aggregate result of 3–1.

Road to the final

Rijeka		Round	Hajduk Split
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Rudeš	2–1	First round	Vinogradar	4–2 (aet)
Crikvenica	2–1	Second round	Nehaj	3–2
Slaven Belupo	1–1	Quarterfinals	NK Zagreb	0–1
	2–2 (a)			2–0
Varteks	3–2	Semifinals	Osijek	2–1
	3–2			1–1

First leg

11 May 2005

20:45

Rijeka	2–1	Hajduk Split
Mitu 58' Erceg 61'	Report (in Croatian)	Đolonga 22'

Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Ivan Novak (Varaždin)

RIJEKA: GK 1 Velimir Radman DF 4 Zoran Ivančić DF 5 Dario Knežević DF 6 Peter Lérant MF 7 Dragan Tadić (c) MF 22 Mario Prišć  68' MF 23 Jasmin Mujdža MF 25 Siniša Linić  46' FW 9 Tomislav Erceg FW 20 Dumitru Mitu FW 21 Igor Novaković  90' Substitutes: MF 14 Antun Dunković  46' MF 3 Kristijan Čaval  77'  61' FW 11 Neno Katulić  90' Manager: Elvis Scoria

HAJDUK SPLIT: GK 12 Vladimir Balić DF 6 Vlatko Đolonga (c)  68' DF 7 Hrvoje Vejić DF 17 Tonči Žilić DF 29 Danijel Hrman MF 5 Almir Turković  63'  87' MF 8 Dragan Blatnjak MF 14 Dario Damjanović  80' MF 18 Ivan Leko FW 9 Mate Dragičević  26'  69' FW 30 Tomislav Bušić Substitutes: MF 20 Pablo Munhoz  78'  69' MF 21 Bulend Biščević  80' DF 2 Petar Šuto  87' Manager: Igor Štimac

Assistant referees: Ivica Grgić (Duga Resa) Ivan Keškić (Vođinci)

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

Second leg

25 May 2005

17:30

Hajduk Split	0–1	Rijeka
	Report (in Croatian)	Mitu 80'

Stadion Poljud, Split

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Zagreb)

HAJDUK SPLIT: GK 12 Vladimir Balić DF 6 Vlatko Đolonga (c) DF 7 Hrvoje Vejić DF 27 Luka Vučko DF 28 Tomislav Rukavina  61' MF 10 Niko Kranjčar MF 14 Dario Damjanović MF 18 Ivan Leko MF 29 Danijel Hrman  86' FW 8 Dragan Blatnjak  50' FW 30 Tomislav Bušić  57' Substitutes: FW 5 Almir Turković  57' FW 9 Mate Dragičević  61' FW 11 Natko Rački  86' Manager: Igor Štimac

RIJEKA: GK 1 Velimir Radman DF 4 Zoran Ivančić  50' DF 5 Dario Knežević DF 6 Peter Lérant DF 22 Mario Prišć  80' MF 3 Kristijan Čaval MF 7 Dragan Tadić (c) MF 14 Antun Dunković MF 25 Siniša Linić  74'  71' FW 9 Tomislav Erceg  46' FW 20 Dumitru Mitu  74' Substitutes: FW 11 Neno Katulić  46' DF 15 Daniel Šarić  71' MF 8 Josip Butić  88'  81' Manager: Elvis Scoria

Assistant referees: Siniša Buić (Zagreb) Josip Havaić (Koprivnica)

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)