Official Cup

POLJUD
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Warriors of Gora™'s Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Alen Kovič showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 10 minutes in the game, Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Borislav Tvrdić got free with Fabiano Ramoser in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 13 minutes of play, Warriors of Gora™'s Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alen Kovič was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 18thth minute of the game Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but --Sibenik--'s Alen Kovič was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alen Kovič showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinho Bastos in the 19th minute of the match. When Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Warriors of Gora™ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the --Sibenik-- defense, Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alen Kovič. The --Sibenik-- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alen Kovič should have stopped the shot. Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alen Kovič having to interfere. Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alen Kovič having to interfere. The corner led Warriors of Gora™'s Goran Jeknić to fire away a dangerous shot which Alen Kovič despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in --Sibenik--'s zone, Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alen Kovič came out of the goal and Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alen Kovič showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinho Bastos in the 44th minute of the match. Dražen Repac sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The --Sibenik-- players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Warriors of Gora™ were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nurettin Ula to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jasenko Rogošić during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jasenko Rogošić hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. A hard shot 60 in the game by Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo from a close distance when the talented Alen Kovič managed to make a qualified save. --Sibenik--'s players were relieved. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by --Sibenik--'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Goran Jeknić was slow to take the kick. During this time Warriors of Gora™'s players had a chance to rest. Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 66thth minute, Alen Kovič skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 67th minute, Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alen Kovič. The goal made the score 0-5. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo sped through --Sibenik--'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alen Kovič. Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. --Sibenik--'s Alen Kovič proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save --Sibenik-- from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Warriors of Gora™ getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Damian Joseph hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the match, Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alen Kovič. --Sibenik--'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. --Sibenik--'s Alen Kovič proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save --Sibenik-- from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo got free with Alen Kovič in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Warriors of Gora™ were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after --Sibenik--'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Goran Jeknić took the corner. The corner led Warriors of Gora™'s Damian Joseph to fire away a dangerous shot which Alen Kovič despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to --Sibenik-- getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Meliton Kovič hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in --Sibenik--'s zone, Goran Jeknić stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alen Kovič came out of the goal and Goran Jeknić tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 99 minutes into the game, Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Alen Kovič was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The --Sibenik-- fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Warriors of Gora™ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.