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Arena Zajsca
Spectators: 6896 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Smajil Polanc started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Dražan Belšak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Migel Turnšek was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Janez Krajnc charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Janez Krajnc the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to NK Debenec getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Janez Krajnc hit a great ball. In the 9th minute, Dražan Belšak got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bistrica ob Sotli NK's Migel Turnšek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dražan Belšak in the 12th minute of play. Smajil Polanc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Timotej Štrajhar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Domen Kuster charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Domen Kuster the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 20 played minutes NK Debenec got a freekick which was hit by Domen Kuster. Timotej Štrajhar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vinko Osojnik in the 21st minute of the match. If Smajil Polanc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bistrica ob Sotli NK's Smajil Polanc got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ignacij Crnkić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Maks Boh blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Timotej Štrajhar having to make a save. Migel Turnšek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Janko Kerpan in the 32nd minute. Janko Kerpan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Smajil Polanc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Timotej Štrajhar was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Dražan Belšak struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Migel Turnšek didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NK Debenec. In the 44th minute Smajil Polanc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timotej Štrajhar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Bistrica ob Sotli NK's Vinko Osojnik broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When Bistrica ob Sotli NK's Smajil Polanc in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NK Debenec's goalie prevented a goal. When Ervin Kruh fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NK Debenec's protests and gave Ervin Kruh a yellow card for diving instead. Migel Turnšek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dražan Belšak in the 63rd minute of the match. Bistrica ob Sotli NK's Migel Turnšek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dražan Belšak in the 65th minute of play. Migel Turnšek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dražan Belšak, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Janko Kerpan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bistrica ob Sotli NK's Migel Turnšek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Janko Kerpan in the 73rd minute of play. Timotej Štrajhar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Smajil Polanc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute Janko Kerpan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Migel Turnšek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.