Official Cup

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Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Minas Markomichalis made the kick off and thus started the match. With a little luck, FC Koper's Cveto Novinec got control of the ball when Denis Degutis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Denis Degutis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chatziantoniou Xanthos hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 10thth minute of the game Denis Degutis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Koper's Cveto Novinec was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Ma Lin Qing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cveto Novinec made an important save on a dangerous shot by Denis Degutis in the 13th minute. A collision led to Opus Dei getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Patryk Ptaszek hit a great ball. In the 15th minute of the match Istok Marinč shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hugon Raszkiewicz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to FC Koper getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Eren Vezir hit a great ball. Hugon Raszkiewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Minas Markomichalis in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chatziantoniou Xanthos in the 19th minute of play forced Opus Dei's goalkeeper Hugon Raszkiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, FC Koper's goal looked a bit too open when Geraldo Wall came free, but Cveto Novinec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute of the match Opus Dei got a corner. FC Koper's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Walery Topolski ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Opus Dei's corner Walery Topolski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cveto Novinec quite easily take care of the ball. Minas Markomichalis charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Minas Markomichalis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC Koper getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Minas Markomichalis hit a great ball. When Opus Dei's Denis Degutis in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Koper's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to FC Koper getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Ekaitz Sirvent hit a great ball. After having played for 32 minutes, Walery Topolski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Opus Dei's supporters crossed their fingers, but Walery Topolski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Denis Degutis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Cveto Novinec made a huge save. Cveto Novinec was a little too slow when Denis Degutis got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 36th minute. The score was now 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Degutis in the 38th minute of play forced FC Koper's goalkeeper Cveto Novinec to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cveto Novinec didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 39th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. Cveto Novinec showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Degutis, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Hugon Raszkiewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chatziantoniou Xanthos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in FC Koper's zone, Ma Lin Qing stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cveto Novinec came out of the goal and Ma Lin Qing tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 47 minutes into the match, FC Koper's goalkeeper Cveto Novinec had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Denis Degutis. Denis Degutiss short, quick shot in the 47thth minute got Cveto Novinec to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 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 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Denis Degutis to make the kick off. Cveto Novinec took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Degutis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Koper's Chatziantoniou Xanthos got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Napoleon Zembrzuski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Koper's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Istok Marinč in the 66th minute. Istok Marinč made a great header on FC Koper's corner, it was just that Opus Dei's Hugon Raszkiewicz managed to reach the ball for a save. Denis Degutis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Cveto Novinec tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Koper's Cveto Novinec played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ma Lin Qing in the 74th minute of play. FC Koper's Cveto Novinec played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ma Lin Qing in the 74th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Denis Degutis 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. FC Koper's Cveto Novinec played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patryk Lisewski in the 82nd minute of play. In the 86th minute Chatziantoniou Xanthos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugon Raszkiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Opus Dei fans' excitement grew in the 88th match minute when Opus Dei's Geraldo Wall looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 93rd minute Geraldo Wall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cveto Novinec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Opus Dei walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.