Official Cup

Stadion Butordolac
Spectators: 191 (Terracing: 144, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) Gvozden Maljković made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute Gvozden Maljković shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Vicente Basay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Abelardo Cotapos in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NK BRONZIN's goalie prevented a goal. Jaime Rufo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Abel Gana managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's supporters rose to their feet, but Abel Gana was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Goran Mahalec breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 14 minutes into the match, Jaime Rufo notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of NK BRONZIN's Goran Mahalec. Goran Mahalec was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Carlos José Angulo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 30 minutes, Jaime Rufo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jaime Rufo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 31st minute Abelardo Cotapos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Goran Mahalec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Goran Mahalec took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Rufo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abel Gana was the one to do the kick off. Goran Mahalec showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mercurio Pasos, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abelardo Cotapos in the 56th minute of play forced NK BRONZIN's goalkeeper Goran Mahalec to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abel Gana got free with Goran Mahalec in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by NK BRONZIN's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Inocencio Mosca was slow to take the kick. During this time Club Deportes Santa Cruz's players had a chance to rest. Goran Mahalec didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abelardo Cotapos went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. In the 70th minute, Krsto Isaković hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Abelardo Cotapos took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Goran Mahalec to make any attempt to save it. Jorge Vicente Basay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gvozden Maljković in the 76th minute of the match. A collision led to Club Deportes Santa Cruz getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Abel Gana hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute, Abelardo Cotapos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 84 minutes into the match, NK BRONZIN's goalkeeper Goran Mahalec had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abel Gana. Frano Udovčić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute Gvozden Maljković shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Vicente Basay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abel Gana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.