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Spectators: 7010 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 10) After 8 played minutes, Gremio FC's Just Šporar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Drejc Černe came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Gremio FC reached it. When Narayan Klemenčič fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Chelsea's protests and gave Narayan Klemenčič a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC Chelsea getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Narayan Klemenčič hit a great ball. In the 18th minute, Veno Černač hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute, Ljudevit Kogoj made a precise shot to the right of Drejc Černe. FC Chelsea's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After some careless play in the FC Chelsea defense, Veno Černač kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Drejc Černe. The FC Chelsea fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Drejc Černe should have stopped the shot. If Veno Černač had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bor Fluher's late challenge caught a FC Chelsea's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bor Fluher helped the player get up and apologised. The audience was convinced that Filippo Bernardi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Miloš Sirnik was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. In the 39th minute, Emanuel Kunovar fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Miloš Sirnik, passed just outside the right post. Filippo Bernardi did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Miloš Sirnik 45 minutes into the match. The FC Chelsea players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Gremio FC were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ljudevit Kogoj made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Filippo Bernardi in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Miloš Sirnik prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 58th match minute, Gremio FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Just Šporar to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 62 minutes, Filippo Bernardi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Chelsea's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filippo Bernardi 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 63rd minute Emanuel Kunovar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miloš Sirnik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Drejc Černe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ljudevit Kogoj in the 65th minute. Miloš Sirnik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filippo Bernardi in the 68th minute of the match. Filippo Bernardi struck a weak shot in the 73rd 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 FC Chelsea. Miloš Sirnik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Kunovar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Miloš Sirnik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippo Bernardi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Filippo Bernardi struck a weak shot in the 88th 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 FC Chelsea. Ljudevit Kogoj's late challenge caught a FC Chelsea's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ljudevit Kogoj helped the player get up and apologised. After 91 played minutes Gremio FC got a freekick which was hit by Ljudevit Kogoj. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filippo Bernardi in the 95th minute of play forced Gremio FC's goalkeeper Miloš Sirnik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Despite being the better team, FC Chelsea failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.