League

Maracana
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Keksi Maribor's Maximilian Borštner started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute, Espiridion Dellasierra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Keksi Maribor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Maximilian Borštner put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Đuro Kaloper. In the 15th minute, Branislav Venika hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Branivoj Noč made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 17thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Žika Borštnik would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. In the 18th minute of the match Joga Bonito got a corner. Keksi Maribor's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nasan Veinhandl ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Baldomir Mandelc heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Đuro Kaloper showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Espiridion Dellasierra in the 21st minute of the match. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Joga Bonito's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Espiridion Dellasierra was slow to take the kick. During this time Keksi Maribor's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Espiridion Dellasierra got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Đuro Kaloper quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The supporters of Keksi Maribor booed when Joga Bonito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lavrenc Karaibrahimović didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 29 played minutes, Keksi Maribor's Espiridion Dellasierra shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Đuro Kaloper came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Keksi Maribor reached it. The supporters of Keksi Maribor booed when Joga Bonito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nasan Veinhandl didn't get a good kick on the ball. Argio Mrak kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Deni Širme had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Đuro Kaloper. Joga Bonito's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Deni Širme was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 40th match minute, Joga Bonito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nasan Veinhandl to maneuver through the defense. Espiridion Dellasierra struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Đuro Kaloper didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Keksi Maribor. Đuro Kaloper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ermin Čok, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After the first half Keksi Maribor were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Branivoj Noč to strike the kick off in the second half. Nasan Veinhandl hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Črtomir Šumandl kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. After having played for 57 minutes, Nasan Veinhandl managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Joga Bonito's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nasan Veinhandl was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Joga Bonito getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Nasan Veinhandl hit a great ball. Keksi Maribor's Espiridion Dellasierra shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 62nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Đuro Kaloper but with some difficulty. Espiridion Dellasierra scored 0-4 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Đuro Kaloper, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 67th minute, Keksi Maribor's Maximilian Borštner dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. The supporters of Keksi Maribor booed when Joga Bonito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nasan Veinhandl didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Keksi Maribor booed when Joga Bonito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gvido Križman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Đuro Kaloper took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deni Širme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Đuro Kaloper showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermin Čok in the 81st minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Espiridion Dellasierra kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Đuro Kaloper. That made the score 0-6 in the 83 minute of play. Gilberto Loboda kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Đuro Kaloper took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximilian Borštner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Espiridion Dellasierra got free with Đuro Kaloper in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Joga Bonito's Đuro Kaloper got control of the ball when Espiridion Dellasierra tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Argio Mrak fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Joga Bonito's protests and gave Argio Mrak a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Joga Bonito getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Argio Mrak hit a great ball. With a little luck, Joga Bonito's Đuro Kaloper got control of the ball when Maximilian Borštner tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 93rd minute, Keksi Maribor's Espiridion Dellasierra dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. Keksi Maribor's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.