Uskok Klis took a commanding 3-0 win over Gropjančani Čavle in the opening round of the Second NL regular season on Saturday. The away side showed no hesitation, with I. Matyazh striking twice and D. Babic adding a third to secure all three points at the break.
And here's the thing — the visitors didn't wait long to open their account. Matyazh found the net in the 18th minute, a goal that settled any nerves early on. Čavle had no answer to the movement behind the ball, and the opener proved to be a statement of intent.
The hosts tried to stay in the game through the middle period, but Uskok were not about to let up. By then, the visitors had got their second rhythm going, and Matyazh doubled his tally in the 63rd minute. The reply was clinical, and Čavle found themselves chasing shadows.
To be fair, Gropjančani Čavle had looked competent in their previous meeting, drawing 1-1 with Orient 1919, but this was a different proposition altogether. Uskok picked up where they left off, and Babic made it three in the 84th minute. The away end never stopped, and the result was never in doubt after that point.
Before kick-off, both sides sat on three points from two games — Čavle in 10th place, Uskok in 6th. The win moves Uskok clear of their opponents in the standings, while Čavle now face the task of bouncing back from a heavy defeat on home soil.