League Play-Off

NOVA Ciganska Utrdba
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Žak Berger got the match started through his kick off. Vasilije Kač showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandi Kundih, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The supporters of nk.topničarji booed when NK Ciganski Kralji was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mate Žužek didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8th minute, Luca Mihajloski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 9 minutes into the match, nk.topničarji's goal looked a bit too open when Žak Berger came free, but Vasilije Kač reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Žak Berger in the 11th minute of play forced nk.topničarji's goalkeeper Vasilije Kač to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ordančo Virant scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leo Ljubec, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vasilije Kač made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Konrad Pavlovič sent off a good shot on target. The corner went over the outstretched arms of nk.topničarji's goalie and right to Konrad Pavlovič. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. nk.topničarji's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Žak Bergers short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Vasilije Kač to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of NK Ciganski Kralji booed when nk.topničarji was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ordančo Virant didn't get a good kick on the ball. 36 minutes into the match, nk.topničarji's goalkeeper Vasilije Kač had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Žak Berger. The nk.topničarji fans' excitement grew in the 39th match minute when nk.topničarji's Ivo Vitez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Julij Klinec sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to nk.topničarji getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Ordančo Virant hit a great ball. Vasilije Kač acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 46th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Atilij Lukman. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Ordančo Virant made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Fikret Junuzović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. NK Ciganski Kralji's Leo Ljubec proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save NK Ciganski Kralji from getting a goal against them. Mate Žužek charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mate Žužek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 55 played minutes NK Ciganski Kralji got a freekick which was hit by Mate Žužek. After a defensive mix-up in NK Ciganski Kralji's zone, Ordančo Virant stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leo Ljubec came out of the goal and Ordančo Virant tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Konrad Pavlovič charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Konrad Pavlovič the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Konrad Pavlovič kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After having played for 60 minutes, Milutin Stojko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. nk.topničarji's supporters crossed their fingers, but Milutin Stojko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 64th minute, Sandi Kundih hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leo Ljubec showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivo Vitez, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Leo Ljubec showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivo Vitez in the 72nd minute of the match. Atilij Lukman kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. nk.topničarji's Vasilije Kač played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konrad Pavlovič in the 85th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, NK Ciganski Kralji's goalkeeper Leo Ljubec had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ordančo Virant. When Muharem Košar fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NK Ciganski Kralji's protests and gave Muharem Košar a yellow card for diving instead. 91 minutes into the match, NK Ciganski Kralji's goalkeeper Leo Ljubec had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ivo Vitez.