League

DEN
Spectators: 7979 (Terracing: 5985, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) Brown Bears's Silvan Dečman 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. After 4 minutes, Silvo Kaker mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gabrovka ND and the Brown Bears players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 5 minutes, Darko Ivnik mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gabrovka ND and the Brown Bears players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Gabrovka ND's Darko Ivnik got a free kick in the 5th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Gabrovka ND's goal looked a bit too open when Silvan Dečman came free, but Mirko Centa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Čedo Vogrinčič sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Silvan Dečman kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Čedo Vogrinčič fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mirko Centa having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Čedo Vogrinčič ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mirko Centa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 22 minutes into the match, Gabrovka ND's goalkeeper Mirko Centa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Čedo Vogrinčič. Darko Ivnik was shown his second yellow card after 24 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Gabrovka ND's Darko Ivnik got a free kick in the 25th minute. Silvan Dečman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mirko Centa made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Čedo Vogrinčič sent off a good shot on target. In the 34th minute Silvan Dečman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mirko Centa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute Silvan Dečman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mirko Centa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Čedo Vogrinčič received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mirko Centa came out and tried to block the shot, but Čedo Vogrinčič slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 37th minute. Silvo Kaker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damiano Pejčić having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfonz Lampreht to make the kick off. Brown Bears's Damiano Pejčić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvo Kaker in the 59th minute of play. Mirko Centa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Čedo Vogrinčič, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Silvan Dečman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mirko Centa having to interfere. Mirko Centa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvan Dečman, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Mirko Centa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvan Dečman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Gabrovka ND's goalkeeper Mirko Centa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Silvan Dečman might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mirko Centa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Silvan Dečman ran back to his position shaking his head. Alfonz Lampreht sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alfonz Lampreht sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvan Dečman in the 91st minute of play forced Gabrovka ND's goalkeeper Mirko Centa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Brown Bears fans cheered their team off the field, for while Gabrovka ND had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.