Official Cup

POLJUD
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mugur Bejenaru got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, --Sibenik--'s goal looked a bit too open when Anders Christiansen came free, but Alen Kovič reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Ekedalen SK booed when --Sibenik-- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Meliton Kovič didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Borislav Tvrdić got free with Paulo Renato Dionísio in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 9 minutes into the game, Ekedalen SK's Anders Christiansen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alen Kovič made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Alen Kovič showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egil Åhman, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Alen Kovič took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anders Christiansen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, --Sibenik--'s goal looked a bit too open when Anders Christiansen came free, but Alen Kovič reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, --Sibenik--'s goal looked a bit too open when Anders Christiansen came free, but Alen Kovič reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to --Sibenik-- getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Meliton Kovič hit a great ball. Alen Kovič made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anders Christiansen in the 41st minute of play. Paulo Renato Dionísio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Borislav Tvrdić, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Jasenko Rogošić could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Paulo Renato Dionísio made a huge save. Alen Kovič took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mugur Bejenaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claes Alström's late challenge caught a --Sibenik--'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Claes Alström helped the player get up and apologised. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Borislav Tvrdić was the one to do the kick off. Paulo Renato Dionísio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Borislav Tvrdić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. --Sibenik--'s Alen Kovič played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mugur Bejenaru in the 61st minute of play. In the 63rd match minute, --Sibenik-- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikola Haramina to maneuver through the defense. When Tihomir Zdorc fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored --Sibenik--'s protests and gave Tihomir Zdorc a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to --Sibenik-- getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Tihomir Zdorc hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anders Christiansen got free with Alen Kovič in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 68 minutes, Meliton Kovič mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the --Sibenik-- and the Ekedalen SK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 71st minute Mugur Bejenaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alen Kovič saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Renato Dionísio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Borislav Tvrdić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikola Haramina hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Anders Christiansen, 74 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Alen Kovič was a little too slow when Anders Christiansen got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 76th minute. The score was now 0-2. Eugen Drača fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Renato Dionísio having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Jure Cenov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. --Sibenik--'s Alen Kovič proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save --Sibenik-- from getting a goal against them. Jasenko Rogošić recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Paulo Renato Dionísio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Borislav Tvrdić's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Tihomir Zdorc hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute, Jasenko Rogošić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alen Kovič made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcelo Afraga in the 94th minute. The --Sibenik-- supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ekedalen SK's performance. The match ended with a win for Ekedalen SK.