Celje makes history in Europe, but not everything is going according to plan in the championship: the Styrians visit Koper, 0:0 at Bonifika
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Koper proved to be a challenging opponent for the tired Celje, who had secured a historic place in the group stage of the Conference League on Thursday. If the Primorci had been a little more precise in front of the goal, they could have deepened the current champions’ league crisis even further. Albert Riera remained unbeaten in his visit to the club, led by people with whom the Spaniard does not exactly get along well. The match at Bonifika ended in a 0:0 draw with no goals scored.
Celje has won only once in their last five league games and has gone without a victory in their last five away matches. This time, the club from the princely city can be satisfied as Koper had their chances to win. The most notable was in the last second of the match when Omar El Manssouri had a clear shot on goal in the penalty area. Despite the good position, the home player kicked the ball well wide of the post.
Lovro Štubljar was also lucky in the 56th minute when he tried to throw the ball back into play but dropped it from his hand. Nikola Burić reached it but was caught off guard and did not respond well. Štubljar could breathe a sigh of relief. His intervention after the serious mistake was of a much higher standard… This was the second duel between Burić and Štubljar in this match; in the first half, the Croatian player was alone in front of the young Slovenian, who made a good save with his foot.
Celje only managed two shots on target in the 90 minutes, and Koprčani might have something to say about the referee after the game. In the 85th minute, El Manssouri fell in the penalty area, seemingly fouled from behind by Nino Kouter. Referee Dejan Balažic did not award a penalty, and the VAR room did not intervene. Nevertheless, it was an exciting game that ended without goals. 0:0.
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