Official Cup

Viejo Monumental
Spectators: 558 (Terracing: 420, Seating: 128, VIP seats: 10) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marko Valcarce made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Ríver Late getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Selatse Betances hit a great ball. Irakliy Ozhogin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marko Valcarce, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Ríver Late's Irakliy Ozhogin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Burns Willding in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burns Willding in the 12th minute of play forced Ríver Late's goalkeeper Irakliy Ozhogin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's Jesper Hellgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serhat Oytunç in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd minute Marko Valcarce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Irakliy Ozhogin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Selatse Betances kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Jesper Hellgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serhat Oytunç in the 30th minute of the match. Strahil Milyov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Jesper Hellgren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ryan Giggs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to NK AvtoBUM Kočevje getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Cemalettin Canıtez hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ken Sodja in the 38th minute of play forced Ríver Late's goalkeeper Irakliy Ozhogin 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 Serhat Oytunç made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Burns Willding got free with Irakliy Ozhogin in the 50th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Irakliy Ozhogin was a little too slow when Burns Willding got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 50th minute. The score was now 0-1. Ríver Late's Cordera Pardaves was substituted for Carl Skytt. Ríver Late made a substitution. Cristian Sarmiento replaced Strahil Milyov. Ríver Late's Vitin Corzana was substituted for Selatse Betances. Jesper Hellgren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Serhat Oytunç's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Serhat Oytunç in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jesper Hellgren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Serhat Oytunç's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jesper Hellgren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. In the 68th minute Burns Willding shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Irakliy Ozhogin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Ríver Late's goal looked a bit too open when Burns Willding came free, but Irakliy Ozhogin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's Jesper Hellgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serhat Oytunç in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kalle Fors was slow to take the kick. During this time Ríver Late's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Ríver Late's corner Kalle Fors fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jesper Hellgren quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burns Willding in the 78th minute of play forced Ríver Late's goalkeeper Irakliy Ozhogin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Irakliy Ozhogin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ryan Giggs in the 82nd minute. When Serhat Oytunç came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Ríver Late 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 Serhat Oytunç couldn't finish the play. Jesper Hellgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serhat Oytunç in the 86th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serhat Oytunç in the 90th minute of play forced NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's goalkeeper Jesper Hellgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ríver Late's Serhat Oytunç in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serhat Oytunç in the 94th minute of play forced NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's goalkeeper Jesper Hellgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serhat Oytunç in the 95th minute of play forced NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's goalkeeper Jesper Hellgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

With new strength the players walked out on the field for the first half of overtime. Marko Valcarce in NK AvtoBUM Kočevje was the one to initiate the kick off. In the 104th minute, Serhat Oytunç ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jesper Hellgren was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Ríver Late were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of NK AvtoBUM Kočevje for a fine match.