Friendly League

Gama Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After 2 played minutes Ciruel Academy got a freekick which was hit by Almarín Peña. If Claudio Brkić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th match minute, Ciruel Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Estebano Vuelta to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tio Cabezon in the 14th 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. After 22 minutes of play, Ciruel Academy's Estebano Vuelta made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bine Šercelj was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC Koper's Bine Šercelj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Estebano Vuelta in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute Almarín Peña shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bine Šercelj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Tio Cabezon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bine Šercelj was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Bine Šercelj came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Ciruel Academy's Estebano Vuelta. But to his dismay, Estebano Vuelta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. 40 minutes into the match, FC Koper's goal looked a bit too open when José Puyol came free, but Bine Šercelj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Tio Cabezon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bine Šercelj. FC Koper's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tio Cabezon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Almarín Peña received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Bine Šercelj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tio Cabezon recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tio Cabezon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ciruel Academy's Bartolomé Sabina was substituted for Tio Cabezon. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Koper's goalkeeper Bine Šercelj, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bine Šercelj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartolomé Sabina in the 67th minute of play. 0-7 became the score in the 70th minute when Almarín Peña elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. With his leg Bine Šercelj managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when Ciruel Academy's Bartolomé Sabina fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match had been going on for 73 minutes Estebano Vuelta shot a great shot from long distance. It looked like a certain goal, but the audience witnessed a really smashing save by Bine Šercelj when he caught the ball only just under the crossbar. A well placed Bartolomé Sabina short distance shot in the 75th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. After 78 played minutes FC Koper got a freekick which was hit by Luka Saje. In the 83rd minute, Estebano Vuelta made a precise shot to the right of Bine Šercelj. FC Koper's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-9. Bartolomé Sabina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Bine Šercelj made a huge save. Bartolomé Sabina in the 88thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bine Šercelj, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Jaba Li took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th 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. With his leg Bine Šercelj managed to avoid a goal in the 92ndth minute, when Ciruel Academy's Bartolomé Sabina fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ciruel Academy'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.