Bravo celebrates European advancement! The Ljubljana team, already in a losing position, clinched victory with a goal in the 88th minute and then won in extra time
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Although the Welsh club Connah’s Quay Nomads celebrated a victory in Ljubljana a week ago, they still had to bid farewell to Europe on Thursday. Bravo once again proved to be the better opponent in the return leg, and unlike the first leg, they had a bit more luck this time. Bravo secured extra time just before the end in Britain and then scored in the 115th minute for a win and historic advancement. The Slovenian capital club will face Zrinjski from Mostar in the second qualifying round for the Conference League.
They struggled and struggled, shooting and shooting, but missing from all possible positions. Then, when it seemed that the battle was lost, Bravo finally saw “the Virgin Mary.” After missing nine shots, hitting the woodwork, and having a host of good opportunities, Bravo managed to execute an action in the 88th minute that brought them redemption. And what an action it was… Nemanja Jakšić ran half the length of the field, exchanged a one-two with Matic Ivanšek, and scored with his left foot to make history—becoming the scorer of Bravo’s first-ever European goal.
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Ljubljana could have secured advancement in the 92nd minute of regular time, but young Tais Šabotić, who is just 16 years old, had incredible misfortune. First, a home defender prevented his joy by clearing the ball off the goal line, and then his shot from the edge of the penalty area narrowly missed the goal. Extra time was quite calm for a long time, although Bravo continued to be the better team. It seemed that the advancement would be decided by penalty shootouts, but in the 115th minute, Matej Poplatnik redeemed himself for all the missed chances in both matches.
The experienced Bravo striker “leaped into the clouds” and headed the cross into the net. The goal for victory, the goal for advancement. Anything other than Ljubljana’s advancement would have been an injustice given what was seen, but that’s football. If you don’t score, you are quickly punished. In the end, Bravo scored twice, needing—believe it or not—a total of 26 shots! Well, what matters is the advancement. Everything will be easier now…
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