Derby of the Round to End the Opening: Bravo Footballers Almost Pulled Off a Surprise, but the Counts Were Saved at the Last Minute by a Reinforcement from Lithuania
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The prelude to the new season of the Prva Liga Telemach concluded in the best possible way, with a derby of the round between two teams that are also proving successful in the European competition qualifiers this season. Throughout the match, it seemed that we would witness a surprise in the very first round, but in the end, the footballers of Celje turned the situation in their favor.
In the first half, the visitors were in the lead, revealing several flaws in the Count’s game. First, Jakoslav Stanković had an excellent opportunity after Lovro Štubljar left his goal, but the shot from the Bravo player on an empty goal was blocked by the home defense. In the 26th minute, the capital city team took the lead; after a mistake by Tamarj Svetlin in the midfield, they launched a counterattack, and Milan Tučić found Matica Ivanšk in the penalty area, who sent the ball into the unguarded part of the net without much difficulty. Before the break, Bravo had another excellent chance; Gašper Jovan shot from the left side, but the goal was prevented by the crossbar.
The second half largely belonged to the hosts. After six minutes of play, the score was leveled by Aljoša Matko, with a bit of help from Nemanja Jakšić due to an awkward intervention. In the 56th minute, Victor Gidado sneaked into the home penalty area, but Štubljar was in the right place for his attempt. Celje’s goalkeeper was saved a few minutes later by the crossbar again after Gašper Trdin‘s attempt. It seemed like a slip-up for the reigning champions, but the team managed by Damir Krznar managed to pull through in the final stages of the match. Just before the end of regular time, Žan Karničnik broke through from the left side and found Armandas Kučys in the penalty area, who could not have chosen a better moment for his debut goal in the Celje shirt.
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