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Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1809, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Radomir Šetina kicked off to start the match. FC Prvaki Piran's Ziemowit Smolarek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nedeljko Levar in the 5th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Matko Kukovec's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rasti Rosman was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Matko Kukovec did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Rasti Rosman 10 minutes into the match. FC Prvaki Piran's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jaka Kolenc in the 17th minute. FC Prvaki Piran's Jaka Kolenc was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rasti Rosman in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Porfiro Canosa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Rasti Rosman made a huge save. Michel Skakić hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 30thth minute of the game Matko Kukovec who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jesenice's Rasti Rosman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 32 minutes into the game, Jaka Kolenc was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Prvaki Piran's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jesenice the free kick. 31 minutes into the game, one of FC Prvaki Piran:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 37th minute Matko Kukovec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rasti Rosman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute of the match Branko Ocepek sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ziemowit Smolarek skillfully saved the ball. Nedeljko Levar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ziemowit Smolarek having to make a save. 41 minutes into the match, FC Prvaki Piran's goal looked a bit too open when Nedeljko Levar came free, but Ziemowit Smolarek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Prvaki Piran's Matko Kukovec slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rasti Rosman. That made the score 3-0 after 42 minutes of play. In the 47thth minute of the game Matko Kukovec who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jesenice's Rasti Rosman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Matko Kukovec to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match Jaka Kolenc sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rasti Rosman skillfully saved the ball. FC Prvaki Piran's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jaka Kolenc in the 53rd minute. Jesenice's Rasti Rosman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matko Kukovec in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th match minute, FC Prvaki Piran was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radoš Pavlinič to maneuver through the defense. 62 minutes into the match, FC Prvaki Piran's Porfiro Canosa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rasti Rosman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matko Kukovec in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rasti Rosman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 71 minutes into the game, FC Prvaki Piran's Matko Kukovec nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rasti Rosman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Porfiro Canosa in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rasti Rosman saved Jesenice from getting behind. Jesenice's Rasti Rosman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matko Kukovec in the 79th minute of play. Kole Krulec charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kole Krulec the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 80th match minute, Jesenice was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kole Krulec to maneuver through the defense. Porfiro Canosa struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Rasti Rosman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Prvaki Piran. Jesenice's Rasti Rosman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matko Kukovec in the 87th minute of play. Matko Kukovec succeeded in the game's 92nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 6-0. After 96 played minutes Jesenice got a freekick which was hit by Nedeljko Levar. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC Prvaki Piran had played much better football throughout.