National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 14377 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 4027, VIP seats: 350) Leonardo Tipi made the kick off and thus started the match. Wilfredo Mero got a throw-in 3 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Armando Nevada. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Vogrinčič in the 10th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Ismael Furman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Vogrinčič spun around in front of the goal 10 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Mexico's goal. Mexico's Ismael Furman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Vogrinčič in the 14th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Marcos Libertad got a free kick in the 17th minute. After some careless play in the Slovenia defense, Leonardo Tipi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Klemen Mikuž. The Slovenia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Klemen Mikuž should have stopped the shot. In the 26th minute Leonardo Tipi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Klemen Mikuž saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Slovenia defense, Leonardo Tipi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Klemen Mikuž. The Slovenia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Klemen Mikuž should have stopped the shot. In the 28th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Tipi to maneuver through the defense. Armando Vogrinčič blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ismael Furman having to make a save. Ismael Furman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Vogrinčič in the 30th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Benjamin Mikolas went to the cornerflag to take it. Patricijo Kumar kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Ismael Furman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Klemen Mikuž showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Espiridion, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 47 minutes into the match, Slovenia's goal looked a bit too open when Leonardo Tipi came free, but Klemen Mikuž reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 64th minute, Leonardo Tipi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Klemen Mikuž was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Mexico's Ladislao Erramu was substituted for Leonardo Tipi. If Arturo Espiridion had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Slovenia made a substitution. Ožbalt Ajdič replaced Dagmar Zupančič. When Ladislao Erramu came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Mexico 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 Ladislao Erramu couldn't finish the play. Slovenia made a substitution. Frank Hostar replaced Armando Vogrinčič. The Mexico fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when Mexico's Ladislao Erramu 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 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A sloppy throw-in by Svetomir Maier in the 86th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Mexico's Wilfredo Mero. Klemen Mikuž showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcial Iigo, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Ladislao Erramu hit a great ball. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Slovenia throughout the match.