U18 League

Gama Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Elco Zwart made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 played minutes FC Koper got a freekick which was hit by Znadimir Tancek. After some careless play in the Molkwerum defense, Luka Saje kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sander Elders. The Molkwerum fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sander Elders should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduard Marš in the 23rd minute of play forced Molkwerum's goalkeeper Sander Elders to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luka Saje could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Sander Elders made a huge save. Luka Saje could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Sander Elders made a huge save. After 28 minutes, Luka Saje mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Koper and the Molkwerum players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Koper's Luka Saje got a free kick in the 29th minute. Erik Hindriks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, Znadimir Tancek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute of the match Sebastiaan Kromme sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bine Šercelj skillfully saved the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Znadimir Tancek got free with Sander Elders in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37th minute, Luka Saje left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Koper fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Jef Heulmann hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 45 minutes into the game, Forti Draksler was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Koper's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Molkwerum the free kick. In the 46th match minute, FC Koper was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Forti Draksler to maneuver through the defense. Sander Elders made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Luka Saje sent off a good shot on target. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

FC Koper's Claudio Brkić was substituted for Luka Saje. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudio Brkić to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Znadimir Tancek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Koper's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Molkwerum the free kick. After having played for 55 minutes, Erik Hindriks managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Molkwerum's supporters crossed their fingers, but Erik Hindriks was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Timi Osojnik took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sander Elders. Sander Elders dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. After 61 minutes of play, FC Koper's Claudio Brkić made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sander Elders was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Brkić in the 64th minute of play forced Molkwerum's goalkeeper Sander Elders to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marino Gregorič hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Sander Elders took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Znadimir Tancek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute, Marino Gregorič ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sander Elders was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Brkić in the 77th minute of play forced Molkwerum's goalkeeper Sander Elders to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes into the game, Vjetko Devetak was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Koper's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Molkwerum the free kick. In the 79th match minute, FC Koper was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vjetko Devetak to maneuver through the defense. Sander Elders took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Znadimir Tancek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Molkwerum's Elco Zwart got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sander Elders showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timi Osojnik, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After 91 minutes, Erik Hindriks mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Molkwerum and the FC Koper players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Molkwerum getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Erik Hindriks hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Timi Osojnik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elco Zwart's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bine Šercelj read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. 97 minutes into the match, Molkwerum's goal looked a bit too open when Timi Osojnik came free, but Sander Elders reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee ended the match the FC Koper players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.