Friendly League

Gama Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Claudio Brkić started the match with the kick off. Bine Šercelj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thiago Silvan, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 7 minutes into the game, Rockets's Gilvan Chaves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bine Šercelj made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 10 minutes into the game, Rockets's Gilvan Chaves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bine Šercelj made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Toninho Terra took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bine Šercelj. FC Koper's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, FC Koper's goal looked a bit too open when Róbson Messias came free, but Bine Šercelj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the game, Džerfi Škrinjar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Koper's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rockets the free kick. In the 30th match minute, FC Koper was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luka Saje to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Gilvan Chaves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rockets's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilvan Chaves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bine Šercelj breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the FC Koper defense, Róbson Messias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bine Šercelj. The FC Koper fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bine Šercelj should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronaldo Gol in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bine Šercelj prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Rockets's Benjamin Mazza got control of the ball when Claudio Brkić tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Róbson Messias to strike the kick off in the second half. Through an outstanding action, after 52 minutes, Bine Šercelj successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 56th minute Claudio Brkić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamin Mazza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bine Šercelj stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Róbson Messias's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. In the 76th minute, Róbson Messias 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. Bine Šercelj was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Róbson Messias capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Róbson Messias really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. Bine Šercelj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Gol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Róbson Messias's late challenge caught a FC Koper's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Róbson Messias helped the player get up and apologised. FC Koper's defense didn't have a chance, in the 91st minute, when Gilvan Chaves scored to the left of an out of position Bine Šercelj, making the score, 0-7. Rockets's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.