All semi-finalists of the Pivovarna Union Cup are known: Beltinci managed to defeat Ilirija in the capital only after extra time
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We concluded the quarter-final matches of this year’s edition of the Pokal Pivovarna Union with a second-league encounter, as the teams Ilirija and Beltinci faced off in the capital. Just like in the match between Koper and Mura, this time too we had the opportunity to witness extra time, which was much more exciting than the regular part of the game.
In the regular part, we mainly saw an exchange of initiative, as neither team had complete dominance throughout the entire match, contributing to the fact that the initial ninety minutes with all the referee’s added time ended without a goal being scored.
The entire outcome of the match was virtually seen in extra time. In the 100th minute, the Prekmurje team earned a free kick on the left side, after which, with a well-played combination and some pinball in the home penalty area, they scored the opening goal through Alan Kaučič.
But the hosts didn’t stand idly by and responded to the conceded goal already in the next attack, when Filip Lukežič equalized with a header.
However, Beltinci evidently did not want to leave their cup fate to a penalty shootout lottery, as in the 115th minute, after an exceptional reaction from Jan Bruno Kralj, they scored the decisive goal and progressed to the semifinals.
The draw for the semifinal pairs will take place on Monday, but it is already clear that the cup match has also become a match for the remaining European ticket.
All quarter-final matches of the Pokal Pivovarna Union:
Tuesday, April 2
TRIGLAV – ROGAŠKA 2:3
Wednesday, April 3
GORICA – RADOMLJE 4:1
KOPER – MURA 1:2 (11-m)
Thursday, April 4
ILIRIJA – BELTINCI 1:2
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