League Play-Off

Šempeter-Vrtojba
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dragan Gubanec started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Šempeter-Vrtojba getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Svetislav Merčon hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Celesto Anderwald in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ibro Medved saved Anarchy from getting behind. Ibro Medved made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Ratko Botonjić sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Anarchy's Ibro Medved got control of the ball when Ratko Botonjić tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ratko Botonjić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ibro Medved having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Fahrudin Krajšek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the match, Celesto Anderwald notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Anarchy's Ibro Medved. Ibro Medved was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 23 played minutes Anarchy got a freekick which was hit by Set Pečjak. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Celesto Anderwald in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ibro Medved prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Nebojša Antonić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ibro Medved stood somewhat misplaced when Celesto Anderwald came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 31 minute. After 37 minutes of play, Šempeter-Vrtojba's Ratko Botonjić made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ibro Medved was left in no man's land by his defense there! 41 minutes into the match, Anarchy's goal looked a bit too open when Celesto Anderwald came free, but Ibro Medved reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anarchy's Ibro Medved proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Anarchy from getting a goal against them. If Celesto Anderwald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Celesto Anderwald stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Šempeter-Vrtojba's Giuliano Prusnik got control of the ball when Olivij Arko tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aleksander Toni hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Dragan Gubanec was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 59th minute. Anarchy's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Through an outstanding action, after 59 minutes, Giuliano Prusnik successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 62 played minutes Anarchy got a freekick which was hit by Fahrudin Krajšek. 64 minutes into the game, Set Pečjak was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Anarchy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Šempeter-Vrtojba the free kick. In the 64th minute, Set Pečjak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ibro Medved showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ratko Botonjić in the 67th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Fahrudin Krajšek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Ratko Botonjić managed to get in a good position for a shot. Šempeter-Vrtojba's supporters rose to their feet, but Ratko Botonjić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ibro Medved breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ratko Botonjić in the 75th minute of play forced Anarchy's goalkeeper Ibro Medved to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ibro Medved made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ratko Botonjić in the 77th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Šempeter-Vrtojba's zone, Olivij Arko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giuliano Prusnik came out of the goal and Olivij Arko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ratko Botonjić took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ibro Medved. Ibro Medved dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. If Ratko Botonjić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 91 minutes into the match, Anarchy's goal looked a bit too open when Celesto Anderwald came free, but Ibro Medved reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Celesto Anderwald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ibro Medved having to interfere. In the 98th minute Ratko Botonjić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ibro Medved saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There was no doubt that Šempeter-Vrtojba were the better team. Šempeter-Vrtojba's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.