Big moment for football in Ilirska Bistrica: Newly promoted third-placed team celebrates in a dramatic fashion in Mirno and gets its first win in the 3rd SNL
Photo: NK Bistrc
It’s hard to argue that Ilirska Bistrica is a place where football has “home rights.” Instead, this region of Slovenia, which sees thousands of tourists from across Europe each summer, is more known for the roar of engines and the smell of gasoline. The local mountain speed racing event has a respectable tradition, but football is increasingly making its mark, thanks in part to ND Bistrc, a relatively unknown Slovenian football club that achieved a historic milestone on Saturday.
For the first time ever, ND Bistrc has made it to the 3. SNL. However, the start of the new season hasn’t gone smoothly. In their first match in the 3. SNL West, they suffered a heavy 6-0 defeat against Viška Svoboda, followed by four more losses in their next matches. Five matches in the third league, five defeats—things couldn’t get much worse. But every losing streak comes to an end, and Bistrc finally tasted victory after five consecutive losses.
The team from Ilirska Bistrica traveled to Primorsko, where they faced Adria in Mirna. About 100 spectators watched an eventful match that featured 7 goals, with Bistrc winning 4-3. The guests quickly took a commanding lead, going up 3-0 in less than half an hour, scoring three goals in just 9 minutes. The 19-year-old Ghanaian midfielder Lawrence Kofi Mensah, on loan from Tabor, scored twice, along with Arber Berisha also finding the net.
Despite trailing 0-3, Adria didn’t give up. Luka Batič (41, pen.) and Shimba Olamba Grance (57, 77) managed to level the score at 3-3. However, Domen Ujčič, last season’s top scorer for Bistrc, ensured victory with a fourth goal in the 86th minute. ND Bistrc celebrated a 4-3 win, though they still sit at the bottom of the table, sharing the same number of points (3) as their recent opponents.
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