League

Hakuna Matata
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 10) Gabrovka ND's Silvo Kaker 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. In the 7th minute, Silvo Kaker left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gabrovka ND fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ian Cerkvenik in the 11th minute of play forced Hakuna Matata's goalkeeper Hajdin Pernek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 18 played minutes Gabrovka ND got a freekick which was hit by Vital Klockl. After a defensive mix-up in Hakuna Matata's zone, Silvo Kaker stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hajdin Pernek came out of the goal and Silvo Kaker tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Silvo Kaker scored 0-2 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hajdin Pernek, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gabrovka ND's Samuel Kerbler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stamenko Rigač in the 29th minute of play. Stamenko Rigač fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Kerbler having to interfere. Hakuna Matata's Hajdin Pernek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvo Kaker in the 36th minute of play. Hajdin Pernek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ian Cerkvenik in the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th minute Silvo Kaker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hajdin Pernek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute Ian Cerkvenik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hajdin Pernek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hakuna Matata's Hajdin Pernek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ian Cerkvenik in the 45th minute of play. When Zemri Špiček fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hakuna Matata's protests and gave Zemri Špiček a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th minute, Ian Cerkvenik 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Stamenko Rigač to strike the kick off in the second half. The Gabrovka ND fans' excitement grew in the 52nd match minute when Gabrovka ND's Darko Ivnik 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 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Hakuna Matata's Hajdin Pernek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvo Kaker in the 57th minute of play. Hajdin Pernek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvo Kaker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Gabrovka ND getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Darko Ivnik hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stamenko Rigač in the 66th minute of play forced Gabrovka ND's goalkeeper Samuel Kerbler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuel Kerbler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stamenko Rigač in the 74th minute of play. Dimitar Bekić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Hajdin Pernek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Gabrovka ND players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.