Naginata 4 - 2 Domžale-Stob (382733199)

61130 punters turned up at Naginata Park, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Max Falell was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hauke Schachter and Brisko Knapp. All of Ljubljana was shut down for the day, as fans of both clubs came to the derby. Naginata tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Grubješić - Ekeland, Wattier, Vakkila, Dušenko - Rajoy, Leyli, Cortez, Thue - Šaćirović, Kniepändl.

Domžale-Stob started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. Lineup: Stramsak - La Cava, Binet - Perko, Krkoč, Janežič, Madič, Andreatta - Hopfgarten, Zugfil, Črnčec.

Naginata took the lead 6 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as I. Cortez elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. With 13 minutes played, the visitors almost levelled the score. D. Binet shot a hard curved free kick, striking the post. The home side's V. Vakkila curled a free kick home after 18 minutes, putting Naginata ahead 2 - 0. A great save by keeper L. Stramsak after 22 minutes kept the visitors in the game after S. Thue struck from the left with a real cannonball. 25 minutes into the game, Naginata were awarded a penalty that V. Vakkila turned into 3 - 0 without a problem. After this, you could see that the players of Naginata were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. H. Šaćirović could have put Naginata up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 28 minutes. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Domžale-Stob, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

Domžale-Stob managed to reduce the score to 3 - 1 as A. Črnčec finished off a well-played combination from the left, easily carving through the defence. The corner kick from D. Binet was powerfully met by the head of F. La Cava to make the score 3 - 2. Cheers filled the stadium as H. Šaćirović broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 4 - 2 to Naginata. The coach of Naginata was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 75 minutes, K. Knudsen came on for V. Dušenko. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Naginata coach let H. Rant replace H. Šaćirović after 85 minutes. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Domžale-Stob, with 52 percent of the ball.

W. Kniepändl performed admirably for Naginata. On the other hand, K. Knudsen's play was disheartening. Most important Domžale-Stob player was A. Črnčec. L. Stramsak was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 2.