Official Cup

Zhelezna
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gilberto Garaile made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's Burns Willding nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Artur Borubar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Artur Borubar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vili Aćimović in the 6th minute of the match. Jákó Myroforidis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilberto Garaile's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Iliyan Rumenin was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 11 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute there was a penalty for NK AvtoBUM Kočevje. Burns Willding stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Artur Borubar. 0-2. In the 16th minute Vili Aćimović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Borubar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, FC Zhelezna's goal looked a bit too open when Vili Aćimović came free, but Artur Borubar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Artur Borubar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Burns Willding, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jákó Myroforidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toshko Yahlev in the 32nd minute of play. FC Zhelezna were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tim Vereeken took the corner. Tim Vereeken made a great header on FC Zhelezna's corner, it was just that NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's Jákó Myroforidis managed to reach the ball for a save. Artur Borubar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vili Aćimović in the 34th minute of play. In the 38th minute Vili Aćimović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Borubar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's goal looked a bit too open when Toshko Yahlev came free, but Jákó Myroforidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Zhelezna's Toshko Yahlev got a free kick in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vili Aćimović to make the kick off. In the 54th match minute, NK AvtoBUM Kočevje was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Žarko Trobec to maneuver through the defense. FC Zhelezna's Toshko Yahlev got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC Zhelezna's Artur Borubar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save FC Zhelezna from getting a goal against them. A collision led to NK AvtoBUM Kočevje getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Žarko Trobec hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's Vili Aćimović slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Artur Borubar. That made the score 0-3 after 67 minutes of play. After a rather tough play, FC Zhelezna's Leandro Soares got a free kick in the 85th minute. NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's Janis Pulver was substituted for Žarko Trobec. Leandro Soares hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's Janis Pulver shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 87th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Artur Borubar but with some difficulty. Burns Willdings short, quick shot in the 89thth minute got Artur Borubar to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ferdo Arnšek charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ferdo Arnšek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's Ferdo Arnšek got a free kick in the 92nd minute. FC Zhelezna's Artur Borubar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vili Aćimović in the 95th minute of play. The FC Zhelezna supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's performance. The match ended with a win for NK AvtoBUM Kočevje.