Caution was completely unnecessary as Celje toyed with significantly weaker Flora: Damir Krznar celebrated his 52nd birthday in Tallinn in style
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Celje is already in the second round of Champions League qualifiers! Even though the Styrians will have to play the return match against Flora… However, there are no doubts after the match in Tallinn. And there shouldn’t be any. Celje demolished the Estonian champions, who were completely helpless against Damir Krznar’s team. The Croatian received the best possible gift for his 52nd birthday, which he celebrates today. Celje celebrated a 5-0 victory in the end, and the return leg, which should be a mere training session for the Slovenian champions, will be in Celje in a week.
The game in the capital was decided before it even properly began. Slovenia’s top club for 2024 opened the scoring just seven minutes into the game when Aljaž Krefl delivered a nice cross from the left wing, and Aljoša Matko, left unmarked in front of goal, easily put his team ahead. Just three minutes later, it was 2-0 after a corner from Luka Bobičanec found David Zec at the far post, who pushed the ball to Damjan Vuklišević, and the latter sent it into the net with a precise left-footed shot.
In the 21st minute, the hosts committed a foul on Luka Menalo in the penalty area, and Aljoša Matko took the penalty, but hit the crossbar. Before the end of the first half, newcomer Armandas Kučys wasted at least three excellent opportunities, failing miserably in front of goal each time, but just before halftime, after another poor clearance by Flora’s defense, Mark Zabukovnik scored with another precise shot. If Celje had led by five or six goals at halftime, it wouldn’t have been undeserved based on what was seen.
The game’s dynamics didn’t change in the second half, although it was quieter. Kučys continued to struggle with his shots and missed numerous chances in front of goal, but in the 71st minute, just seconds after coming onto the field, Rolando Aarons scored. He walked past Flora’s defender on the right side and then pushed the ball between the goalkeeper’s legs into the net. Aarons was on the field for only a few seconds! In the final minute of the game, Tamar Svetlin scored as well, taking advantage of a poor clearance by the home team’s defender at the far post and successfully finishing a quick counterattack by Celje. Celje couldn’t have asked for more. A 5-0 win in the first game of the new season. Outstanding!
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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