Official Cup

Športni Park Gorica
Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Çakır Baycan started the match with the kick off. Konstantin Pančur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyryl Bojanowski in the 3rd minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 6 minutes into the game, when Constantino Eguntsenti put in a rough tackle. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for HIT Gorica! If Çakır Baycan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Çakır Baycan in the 16th minute of play forced HIT Gorica's goalkeeper Konstantin Pančur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the game, Predators's Çakır Baycan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Konstantin Pančur made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. HIT Gorica's Konstantin Pančur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Çakır Baycan in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Çakır Baycan in the 23rd minute of play forced HIT Gorica's goalkeeper Konstantin Pančur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zlatko Goričan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute Çakır Baycan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konstantin Pančur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th match minute, Predators was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cyryl Bojanowski to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the match, HIT Gorica's goal looked a bit too open when Çakır Baycan came free, but Konstantin Pančur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Brite McCready was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute, Zlatko Goričan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Predators's Çakır Baycan got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 61st minute Antoni Zdrojewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Semir Jakubović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Delmiro Lizbeth hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, Predators's Çakır Baycan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Konstantin Pančur. Konstantin Pančur yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. 72 minutes into the match, HIT Gorica's goal looked a bit too open when Çakır Baycan came free, but Konstantin Pančur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Istok Šabotić's late challenge caught a Predators's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Istok Šabotić helped the player get up and apologised. Cyryl Bojanowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Konstantin Pančur having to interfere. Istok Šabotić kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, HIT Gorica's goalkeeper Konstantin Pančur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Çakır Baycan.