Official Cup

Crimson Field
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Borislav Tvrdić started the match with the kick off. Tadeo Fidele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antun Bunić in the 6th minute of play. --Sibenik-- were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Crimson Knights's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Borislav Tvrdić took the corner. Antun Bunić made a great header on --Sibenik--'s corner, it was just that Crimson Knights's Tadeo Fidele managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 14thth minute of the game Connie Lyon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but --Sibenik--'s Alen Kovič was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 16th minute Crimson Knights were awarded a corner. Leonard Martinaș went to the cornerflag to take it. --Sibenik--'s Antun Bunić got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 23 played minutes --Sibenik-- got a freekick which was hit by Antun Bunić. After having played for 26 minutes, Eugen Drača managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. --Sibenik--'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Eugen Drača was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Frances Pack fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alen Kovič having to interfere. After a rather tough play, --Sibenik--'s Dobriša Milašinčić got a free kick in the 39th minute. Crimson Knights's Leonard Martinaș couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 40th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for --Sibenik--. In the 43rd match minute, --Sibenik-- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Neven Flajs to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Connie Lyon made the kick off in the second half. Eugen Drača received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 50th minute. Tadeo Fidele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alen Kovič stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Connie Lyon's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute, Connie Lyon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Crimson Knights fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After 65 played minutes Crimson Knights got a freekick which was hit by Mei Yu Zhen. 69 minutes into the match, Crimson Knights's goalkeeper Tadeo Fidele had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Borislav Tvrdić. Tadeo Fidele made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Borislav Tvrdić sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Connie Lyon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crimson Knights's supporters rose to their feet, but Connie Lyon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alen Kovič breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dobriša Milašinčić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tadeo Fidele having to interfere. Antun Bunić recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Neven Flajs kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, --Sibenik--'s goal looked a bit too open when Connie Lyon came free, but Alen Kovič reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Crimson Knights's goalkeeper Tadeo Fidele had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antun Bunić. If Eugen Drača had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Crimson Knights fans cheered their team off the field, for while --Sibenik-- had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.