League Play-Off

Podlehnik
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Grega Aubelj charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Grega Aubelj the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Čatež ob Savi MNK's Grega Aubelj got a free kick in the 7th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Podlehnik ND's zone, Ožbolt Avsenik stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ljupko Vučko came out of the goal and Ožbolt Avsenik tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emanuel Babnik was a little too slow when Mujo Lukek got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 1-0. After 15 played minutes Podlehnik ND got a freekick which was hit by Jasim Trontelj. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ožbolt Avsenik in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ljupko Vučko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Emanuel Merčon charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuel Merčon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Podlehnik ND getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Emanuel Merčon hit a great ball. 1-1 became the score in the 21st minute when Oleg Vetrih elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Podlehnik ND's Venco Košir got a free kick in the 24th minute. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Oleg Vetrih put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Ljupko Vučko. In the 30th minute Oleg Vetrih shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ljupko Vučko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Oleg Vetrih's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ljupko Vučko was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Oleg Vetrih sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 37 minutes, Oleg Vetrih managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Čatež ob Savi MNK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oleg Vetrih was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Podlehnik ND's zone, Ožbolt Avsenik stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ljupko Vučko came out of the goal and Ožbolt Avsenik tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oleg Vetrih in the 44th minute of play forced Podlehnik ND's goalkeeper Ljupko Vučko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oleg Vetrih scored 1-3 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ljupko Vučko, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 47 played minutes Podlehnik ND got a freekick which was hit by Venco Košir. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mujo Lukek was the one to do the kick off. When Čedomir Krejči came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Podlehnik ND 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 Čedomir Krejči couldn't finish the play. Mujo Lukek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Emanuel Babnik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Čatež ob Savi MNK's Ožbolt Avsenik in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Podlehnik ND's goalie prevented a goal. When Čatež ob Savi MNK's Ožbolt Avsenik in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Podlehnik ND's goalie prevented a goal. Ožbolt Avsenik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Ljupko Vučko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Čedomir Krejči blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emanuel Babnik having to make a save. Čedomir Krejči received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Emanuel Babnik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Čedomir Krejči in the 81st minute of play forced Čatež ob Savi MNK's goalkeeper Emanuel Babnik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuel Babnik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mujo Lukek, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.