Friendly League

Balboa Stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cipriano Recife got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Claudio Brkić's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Delfim Soares was relentless in the 2nd minute of the game. In the 6th minute, Carlos Alberto Fernandez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Alberto Fernandez struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Bine Šercelj didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Renegados. An unexpectedly hard shot by Znadimir Tancek in the 16th minute of play forced Renegados's goalkeeper Delfim Soares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Renegados booed when FC Koper was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luka Saje didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Luka Saje had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Znadimir Tancek kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Delfim Soares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudio Brkić in the 31st minute of play. In the 34th minute, Znadimir Tancek ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Delfim Soares was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Mato Podlogar hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. In the 37th minute, Cipriano Recife hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. William Negri kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 39th minute of the match Marino Gregorič sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Delfim Soares skillfully saved the ball. José Carlos de Salles'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. José Carlos de Salles helped the player get up and apologised. After a defensive mix-up in Renegados's zone, Marino Gregorič stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Delfim Soares came out of the goal and Marino Gregorič tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bine Šercelj made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cipriano Recife in the 46th minute. Cipriano Recife received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Bine Šercelj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Claudio Brkić made a kick off. In the 53rd play minute Claudio Brkić came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Delfim Soares. 0-2. Renegados's Delfim Soares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Renegados from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Cipriano Recife managed to get in a good position for a shot. Renegados's supporters rose to their feet, but Cipriano Recife 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. Mato Podlogar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Delfim Soares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Znadimir Tancek in the 65th minute of the match. A collision led to FC Koper getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Georgij Jakopič hit a great ball. When Henrique Varela came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Renegados fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Henrique Varela couldn't finish the play. Delfim Soares made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Claudio Brkić sent off a good shot on target. In the 84th minute, Znadimir Tancek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Koper fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cipriano Recife in the 90th 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. William Negri hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Renegados defense, Claudio Brkić kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Delfim Soares. The Renegados fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Delfim Soares should have stopped the shot. When the final whistle sounded FC Koper left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Renegados.