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Ribnica na Pohorju
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Bayer Leverkusen's Dorjan Budal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rdth minute of the game Naim Stanišič who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ribnica na Pohorju's Bernard Kolman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lazar Topolovec in the 7th minute of play forced Ribnica na Pohorju's goalkeeper Bernard Kolman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Naim Stanišič took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bernard Kolman. Bernard Kolman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ribnica na Pohorju's goalkeeper Bernard Kolman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Naim Stanišič's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernard Kolman was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Dorjan Budal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernard Kolman was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zdravko Buh during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 17 played minutes Ribnica na Pohorju got a freekick which was hit by Zdravko Buh. Dorjan Budal struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Bernard Kolman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bayer Leverkusen. After 19 minutes of play, Bayer Leverkusen's Dorjan Budal made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernard Kolman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bernard Kolman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dorjan Budal in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Naim Stanišič in the 24th minute of play forced Ribnica na Pohorju's goalkeeper Bernard Kolman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th match minute, Ribnica na Pohorju was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milutin Krasniqi to maneuver through the defense. If Naim Stanišič had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dorjan Budal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Naim Stanišič succeeded in the game's 44th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-6. The Ribnica na Pohorju players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bayer Leverkusen were winning 0-6.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zdravko Buh was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Ribnica na Pohorju's Zdravko Buh got a free kick in the 51st minute. Lazar Topolovec might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bernard Kolman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lazar Topolovec ran back to his position shaking his head. Bayer Leverkusen's Lazar Topolovec got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rašid Uršič in the 57th minute of play forced Ribnica na Pohorju's goalkeeper Bernard Kolman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rašid Uršič's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 64thth minute, Bernard Kolman skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Naim Stanišič had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lazar Topolovec blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bernard Kolman having to make a save. Naim Stanišič might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bernard Kolman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Naim Stanišič ran back to his position shaking his head. Bernard Kolman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lazar Topolovec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Almir Franko in the 73rd minute of play forced Bayer Leverkusen's goalkeeper Sreta Gorše to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bayer Leverkusen's Rašid Uršič got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zdravko Buh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lazar Topolovec hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. The supporters of Bayer Leverkusen booed when Ribnica na Pohorju was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Odon Markon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bernard Kolman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorjan Budal in the 85th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Dorjan Budal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernard Kolman was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Bayer Leverkusen's Lazar Topolovec got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Bayer Leverkusen left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Ribnica na Pohorju.