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Spectators: 7821 (Terracing: 5867, Seating: 1798, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alex Krševan got the match started through his kick off. In the 5thth minute of the game Alphonse Fontan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NK Parmezan Butale's Edmond Smrekar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Edmond Smrekar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rašid Godnič, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute Alex Krševan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Giliusson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Alphonse Fontan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edmond Smrekar was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. The referee felt a red card was in order, 23 minutes into the game, when Simone Bečkei put in a rough tackle. 22 minutes into the game, one of Slovenj Gradec ND:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Edmond Smrekar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alphonse Fontan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 30 in the game by Izudin Hižak from a close distance when the talented Thomas Giliusson managed to make a qualified save. Slovenj Gradec ND's players were relieved. The audience was convinced that Alphonse Fontan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edmond Smrekar was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Štefko Babnik in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edmond Smrekar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Edmond Smrekar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alphonse Fontan in the 40th minute of play. After 43 minutes of play, NK Parmezan Butale's Izudin Hižak made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thomas Giliusson was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Izudin Hižak came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the NK Parmezan Butale fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Izudin Hižak couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Slovenj Gradec ND's Rašid Godnič got a free kick in the 47th minute. 48 minutes into the match, NK Parmezan Butale's Džan Habič broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alphonse Fontan was the one to do the kick off. When Alphonse Fontan, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 56 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Edmond Smrekar was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Georgij Pikalo during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Georgij Pikalo kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Štefko Babnik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edmond Smrekar having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Krševan in the 62nd minute of play forced Slovenj Gradec ND's goalkeeper Thomas Giliusson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alphonse Fontan got free with Edmond Smrekar in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 69 minutes into the game, Aldin Bitenc was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NK Parmezan Butale's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Slovenj Gradec ND the free kick. Edmond Smrekar acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 70th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Rasto Govednik. Thomas Giliusson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Izudin Hižak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thomas Giliusson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Izudin Hižak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alphonse Fontan got a fine position in front of goal ttaking advantage of the opportunity to rumble in 2-3 in the right cross in the 77th match minute before Edmond Smrekar had time to react. Aldin Bitenc was shown his second yellow card after 88 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Aldin Bitenc hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. The long shot by Rasto Govednik in the 90th minute really tested Edmond Smrekar's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The supporters of Slovenj Gradec ND booed when NK Parmezan Butale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Georgij Pikalo didn't get a good kick on the ball.