Kozjanski park
Spectators: 9213 (Terracing: 6912,
Seating: 2118, VIP seats: 183) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Raphael De Lucca made the kick off which started today's match. NK MONT's Miguel França played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerko Bavdek in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raphael De Lucca in the 5th minute of play forced Gremio FC's goalkeeper Miloš Sirnik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When NK MONT's Raphael De Lucca, in the 7th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for NK MONT. Hristofor Súrbev struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Miloš Sirnik didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NK MONT. In the 10th match minute, NK MONT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stevie Ridgeway to maneuver through the defense. After 12 minutes, Jerko Bavdek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gremio FC and the NK MONT players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 12th match minute, Gremio FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerko Bavdek to maneuver through the defense. Hristofor Súrbev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Miloš Sirnik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 15 minutes into the game, Jurij Vihernik was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gremio FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NK MONT the free kick. Jurij Vihernik kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th match minute, NK MONT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stevie Ridgeway to maneuver through the defense. Miguel França showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ljudevit Kogoj in the 18th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Ljudevit Kogoj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel França saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. During the 22nd minute of the match Jerko Bavdek completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jerko Bavdek a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Gremio FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Jerko Bavdek hit a great ball. 26 minutes into the game, NK MONT's Raphael De Lucca nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Miloš Sirnik made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 29 minutes into the game, Ljudevit Kogoj was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gremio FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NK MONT the free kick. A collision led to Gremio FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Ljudevit Kogoj hit a great ball. NK MONT's Raphael De Lucca got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Miloš Sirnik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raphael De Lucca in the 38th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Veno Černač was the one to do the kick off. Miloš Sirnik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raphael De Lucca, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. After having played for 55 minutes, Raphael De Lucca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NK MONT's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raphael De Lucca 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 Gremio FC's zone, Raphael De Lucca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Miloš Sirnik came out of the goal and Raphael De Lucca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ljudevit Kogoj hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Miloš Sirnik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raphael De Lucca, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. When Raphael De Lucca came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the NK MONT 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 Raphael De Lucca couldn't finish the play. After 66 played minutes Gremio FC got a freekick which was hit by Ljudevit Kogoj. 69 minutes into the match, Raphael De Lucca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Miloš Sirnik. Gremio FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Raphael De Lucca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Hristofor Súrbev struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Miloš Sirnik didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NK MONT. 74 minutes into the match, Raphael De Lucca notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Gremio FC's Miloš Sirnik. Miloš Sirnik was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gremio FC's Miloš Sirnik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raphael De Lucca in the 80th minute of play. Gremio FC's Miloš Sirnik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Borko Srakar in the 81st minute of play. Miloš Sirnik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ervin Slana, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Miloš Sirnik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raphael De Lucca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.
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