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Rogatec
Spectators: 6804 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jakob Aćimović made the kick off which started today's match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of Rogatec:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kočevje FC:s goal. If Nikola Škofič had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 12th minute Jakob Aćimović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucijan Kovačević saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kočevje FC's Nikola Škofič got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Nikola Škofič had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Rogatec booed when Kočevje FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ratko Pokec didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vido Povirk was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Jurček Majzelj. Celestin Purgar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Vido Povirk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Kočevje FC booed when Rogatec was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vojimir Raković didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nikola Škofič fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucijan Kovačević having to interfere. Nikola Škofič might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lucijan Kovačević. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nikola Škofič ran back to his position shaking his head. Kočevje FC's Nikola Škofič got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 38th minute of the match Stane Tešić shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lucijan Kovačević showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Lucijan Kovačević showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakob Aćimović in the 39th minute of the match. If Jakob Aćimović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikola Škofič in the 47th minute of play forced Rogatec's goalkeeper Lucijan Kovačević to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The wind increased when Celestin Purgar made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match Rogatec got a corner. Kočevje FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mate Zekič ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Mate Zekič almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Kočevje FC's Vido Povirk did a great save. Vido Povirk came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Rogatec's Celestin Purgar. But to his dismay, Celestin Purgar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 62 minutes into the game, Celestin Purgar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Vido Povirk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lucijan Kovačević was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jakob Aćimović showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 67 minute of play. Jakob Aćimović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Lucijan Kovačević tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nikola Škofič got free with Lucijan Kovačević in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Izak Valjavec fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rogatec's protests and gave Izak Valjavec a yellow card for diving instead. In the 81st minute, one of Rogatec:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Rogatec. The goalkeeper, Lucijan Kovačević, was totally fooled by Kočevje FC's Karel Kitić, who 83 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 87th minute, Nikola Škofič left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kočevje FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. With his leg Lucijan Kovačević managed to avoid a goal in the 93rdth minute, when Kočevje FC's Nikola Škofič fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Kočevje FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.