nore 5 - 0 Star (382733328)

Clouds darkened the skies at nore gobe Arena as 64762 spectators turned up for the match. Mamadou Samassa was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Per Colsjö and Benny Lätti. Everyone was excited about the upcoming Ljubljana derby and the crowd was divided evenly. nore had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Starters: Pohleven - Hrabar, Plaznik, Gartnar, Trupi - Achterling, Jermaniš, Nahtigal, Jamnišek - Tekavčič, Tanjič.

Star tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players took the field: Srebrnič - Krašna, Hribar, Košmerlj, Bronstein - Eler, Srnjak, Kozole, Jež, Zelenik - Kašnar.

Star were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Star's M. Zelenik was shown a yellow card after 28 minutes for slicing down an opponent. nore took the lead 40 minutes into the match after a magnificent free kick by F. Achterling that made the score 1 - 0. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by nore, with 55 percent of the ball.

L. Jamnišek could have put nore up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 52 minutes. Star's counterattack was impressive and was only stopped by a shocking foul. Somehow, the referee's cards remained in his pocket - a terrible decision! D. Eler's resulting free kick was easily saved by the keeper. With 74 minutes played, the excellent ball from the wing by nore's F. Achterling reached V. Tekavčič's head, and he is not one to miss such an opportunity - 2 - 0. In an effort to secure the lead, nore changed their tactic after 75 minutes. The nore coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 75 minutes into the game. After 78 minutes, Star switched U. Košmerlj with L. Ghannouchi, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Star needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 81 minutes D. Eler made way for J. Oven. 81 minutes into the match F. Achterling put nore ahead 3 - 0 with a truly marvelous free kick. The bench was restless, and with 85 minutes passed Star's coach gave I. Benčina the opportunity the player had been hoping for. R. Kašnar reluctantly left the field. 86 minutes into the game, S. Hrabar finished off a nore left wing counterattack, making the score 4 - 0. At this point, it was obvious that the players of nore lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. F. Achterling increased nore's lead to 5 - 0 with a penalty spot cannonball. That was his third goal of the match - a hat trick for F. Achterling. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave E. Nahtigal from nore a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 87 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! J. Oven couldn't finish the match after being injured, leaving Star a man down. nore enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 58 percent of possession.

nore's top performer was clearly Z. Tanjič. F. Achterling was a disappointment, however. Star's best player was J. Jež. On the other hand, I. Benčina's play was disheartening. The match ends 5 - 0.