lovrenc 4 - 1 Jesenice2 (382777087)

12060 fans braved the pouring rain at Lovrenc Arena. Horacio Aldo Orieta was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Darryl Sanabria and Maicol Meléndez. lovrenc tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. They fielded: Tekavčič - Ventrone, Resnik, Pravica, Puc - Borojević, Cetinski, Konrad, Zgonec - Selan, Zupanc.

Jesenice2 started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Dall'Oglio - Zor, Vujanić, Minšek, Klenovšek - Škaper, Trattner, Grilič, Nered - Mastnak, Pavalec.

After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, Ž. Pravica got himself booked. The manager of lovrenc was not happy. F. Škaper had a good try after 19 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. After 24 minutes, Jesenice2 sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached Š. Grilič, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 0 - 1. lovrenc's D. Borojević made a successful breakthrough on the left after 26 minutes and should have levelled the score, but instead he clipped it over the bar. Halftime score was 0 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by lovrenc, with 52 percent of the ball.

J. Minšek spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. 53 minutes into the game, lovrenc's K. Konrad surprised the visitors with a raking cross-field pass to A. Selan who easily found the back of the net, making the score 1 - 1. With 68 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 2 - 1 lead as S. Puc flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. Ž. Pravica didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. With 73 minutes played, J. Minšek came in from the right and could have evened the score, but the defenders successfully repelled the attack by Jesenice2. After 81 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and D. Borojević gave the lovrenc supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 3 - 1. With 82 minutes played, lovrenc put themselves up 4 - 1 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to Ž. Pravica, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. Jesenice2's Ž. Pavalec got himself booked for a foul. lovrenc were forced into a substitution as D. Zupanc couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing S. Karlović to come in off the bench. lovrenc had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

Most important lovrenc player was A. Selan. On the other hand, Ž. Pravica's play was disheartening. K. Mastnak performed admirably for Jesenice2. However, D. Dall'Oglio made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 1.