League Play-Off

Miren-Kostanjevica S
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After 3 minutes of play, Miren-Kostanjevica NK's Vladimir Trškan made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nal Hribernik was left in no man's land by his defense there! A hard shot 7 in the game by Vladimir Trškan from a close distance when the talented Nal Hribernik managed to make a qualified save. Kidričevo NK's players were relieved. Davorin Kadivec received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Boštjan Kranjec tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davorin Kadivec in the 19th minute of play forced Miren-Kostanjevica NK's goalkeeper Boštjan Kranjec to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kidričevo NK's Emanuel Mihajlović got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 28 minutes into the match, Vladimir Trškan notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Kidričevo NK's Nal Hribernik. Nal Hribernik was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Miren-Kostanjevica NK's Deniz Bavdek in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kidričevo NK's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Miren-Kostanjevica NK booed when Kidričevo NK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oleg Elikan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Darko Gobec recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kidričevo NK's Nal Hribernik proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Kidričevo NK from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deniz Bavdek in the 47th minute of play forced Kidričevo NK's goalkeeper Nal Hribernik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vladimir Trškan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Nal Hribernik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Deniz Bavdek made a kick off. After 52 played minutes Miren-Kostanjevica NK got a freekick which was hit by Ulas Mikac. Demeter PovÅ¡e's late challenge caught a Miren-Kostanjevica NK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Demeter PovÅ¡e helped the player get up and apologised. In the 53rd minute, Demeter PovÅ¡e hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Miren-Kostanjevica NK booed when Kidričevo NK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Demeter PovÅ¡e didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonardo Vidmar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Nal Hribernik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Vladimir Trškan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Deniz Bavdek managed to get in a good position for a shot. Miren-Kostanjevica NK's supporters rose to their feet, but Deniz Bavdek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nal Hribernik breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vladimir Trškan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Kidričevo NK's zone, Vladimir Trškan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nal Hribernik came out of the goal and Vladimir Trškan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Davorin Kadivec received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Boštjan Kranjec tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 92 minutes, Davorin Kadivec managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kidričevo NK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Davorin Kadivec was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 95th minute, Emanuel Mihajlović got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Miren-Kostanjevica NK were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Kidričevo NK for a fine match.