League

Radeče
Spectators: 6806 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Pustotnik took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Ljubomir Čokl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oton Junuzović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oton Junuzović was out of position in the 4 minute of play, and Nikolaj Kuplenk capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nikolaj Kuplenk really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Daniel Pustotnik sped through Radeče's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rasti Žalig. In the 15thth minute of the game Daniel Pustotnik who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Radeče's Rasti Žalig was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rasti Žalig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernhard Bubnič in the 17th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Gavrilo Cerkvenik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Bernhard Bubnič's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rasti Žalig was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Harnis Sečnik during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nikolaj Kuplenk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute, Nikolaj Kuplenk ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Oton Junuzović was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in Ig MNK's zone, Ljubomir Čokl stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oton Junuzović came out of the goal and Ljubomir Čokl tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nikolaj Kuplenk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, Radeče's Oton Junuzović threw himself towards the right post 48 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ljubomir Čokl, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ljubomir Čokl made a kick off. A collision led to Ig MNK getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Fabijan Brenčič hit a great ball. After 55 minutes, Fabijan Brenčič mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ig MNK and the Radeče players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th minute, Fabijan Brenčič hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Ig MNK defense, Nikolaj Kuplenk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oton Junuzović. The Ig MNK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oton Junuzović should have stopped the shot. Ljubomir Čokl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Radeče's Leonard Jošovc got a free kick in the 63rd minute. If Daniel Pustotnik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute of the match, Daniel Pustotnik tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rasti Žalig saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After having played for 69 minutes, Ljubomir Čokl managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Radeče's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ljubomir Čokl was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nikolaj Kuplenk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oton Junuzović having to interfere. If Ljubomir Čokl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Radeče fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ig MNK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.