Official Cup

GAJ Kočevje
Spectators: 207 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Domagoj Grković kicked off to start the match. Thijs Wijgaert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lipovljani's Jânio Branco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marko Valcarce in the 6th minute of play. Lipovljani's Jânio Branco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Lipovljani from getting a goal against them. After 12 played minutes NK AvtoBUM Kočevje got a freekick which was hit by Ferdo Arnšek. In the 12th minute, Domagoj Grković 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. Jânio Branco made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Burns Willding sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Tonko Urban's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jesper Hellgren was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Jânio Branco made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Burns Willding sent off a good shot on target. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's goalkeeper Jesper Hellgren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jesper Hellgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tonko Urban in the 37th minute of play. 37 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Lipovljani's Tonko Urban fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Jânio Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Burns Willding, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domagoj Grković in the 42nd minute of play forced NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's goalkeeper Jesper Hellgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Marko Valcarce made the kick off in the second half. Lipovljani's Jânio Branco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Burns Willding in the 52nd minute of play. Jesper Hellgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tonko Urban in the 53rd minute of play. Jesper Hellgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tonko Urban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Lipovljani getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Tobias Galeno hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the match, NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's goal looked a bit too open when Tonko Urban came free, but Jesper Hellgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 60 minutes, Jesper Hellgren successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Lipovljani's Domagoj Grković in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's goalie prevented a goal. In the 65th minute Domagoj Grković shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesper Hellgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jânio Branco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Žarko Trobec went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tonko Urban in the 79th minute of play forced NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's goalkeeper Jesper Hellgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Domagoj Grković got free with Jesper Hellgren in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st minute, NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Domagoj Grković fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Tonko Urban sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Domagoj Grković could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Jesper Hellgren made a huge save. There was no doubt that NK AvtoBUM Kočevje were the better team. NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.