Official Cup

Gama Arena
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luka Saje took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to AISNEREN PATRIOTS ® getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Demis Avšar hit a great ball. FC Koper's Bine Šercelj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Verjano Mihalič in the 9th minute of play. Eduard Marš charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eduard Marš the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eduard Marš kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Bine Šercelj stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bernard Paščinski's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. The audience was convinced that Bernard Paščinski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bine Šercelj was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. 24 minutes into the game, Bernard Paščinski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AISNEREN PATRIOTS ®'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Koper the free kick. Bernard Paščinski kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, AISNEREN PATRIOTS ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Timi Osojnik came free, but Grozdan Cof reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grozdan Cof 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 29th minute. Grozdan Cof didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Koper's Timi Osojnik shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. 39 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 AISNEREN PATRIOTS ® the free kick. With a little luck, AISNEREN PATRIOTS ®'s Grozdan Cof got control of the ball when Luka Saje tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bine Šercelj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernard Paščinski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernard Paščinski in the 46th minute of play forced FC Koper's goalkeeper Bine Šercelj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute Bernard Paščinski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bine Šercelj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Bine Šercelj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernard Paščinski in the 53rd minute of the match. Bernard Paščinski in the 54thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bine Šercelj, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Bernard Paščinski who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 56thth minute tested the skills of Bine Šercelj when he managed to save the team from getting behind. AISNEREN PATRIOTS ® were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after FC Koper's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Verjano Mihalič took the corner. Bernard Paščinski hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After 66 played minutes AISNEREN PATRIOTS ® got a freekick which was hit by Demis Avšar. Bernard Paščinskis short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Bine Šercelj to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Bine Šercelj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernard Paščinski in the 71st minute of the match. After 78 minutes of play FC Koper's Znadimir Tancek was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 79th match minute, FC Koper was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Znadimir Tancek to maneuver through the defense. Bernard Paščinski's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 88thth minute, Bine Šercelj skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 88 minutes, Timi Osojnik mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Koper and the AISNEREN PATRIOTS ® players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Koper's Timi Osojnik got a free kick in the 89th minute. AISNEREN PATRIOTS ®'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.