Draw at the heated ŽAK: Mariborians led twice, but in the end had to settle for a draw
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It was very interesting in the capital, where at the ŽAK stadium, the teams Brava and Maribor clashed. The match offered several dangerous opportunities, including goals, but in the end, most of them did not count, which may have contributed to the teams ending with a point each.
The Purples were close to scoring in the opening fifteen minutes, especially with Maks Barišić’s chance, who managed to beat Matija Orbanić, but the home defense prevented the goal by hitting the post. However, the guests didn’t wait long to celebrate as, in the 20th minute, after Žiga Repas’s unsuccessful attempt, Etienne Beugre seized the rebound and scored with a successful header, marking his debut goal in the Prva Liga Telemach. Mariborians extended their lead nine minutes later when Beugre attempted to capitalize on the home team’s mistake, but his shot hit the crossbar, redirecting the ball to Barišić, who then sent it into the unguarded part of the net. Just when everything seemed to go well for the Styrians, the VAR room intervened. The reason for this seemed to be Marko Božić’s handball in the build-up to the attack, but this decision will surely spark many controversies, as during the handball incident and the subsequent goal, Brava players had possession of the ball, and the main referee Matej Jug apparently allowed play to continue.
After the disallowed goal, Ante Šimundža’s proteges suffered another setback as, in the 32nd minute, Victor Gidado equalized after poor ball construction by Sven Šoštarič Karič and a good reaction from Matej Poplatnik. Just before the end of the first half, Pijus Širvys had an exceptional opportunity, but he failed to redirect the ball into the unguarded part of the net with his head.
In the second half, Brava even took the lead and turned the tide, but this time the scorer, Poplatnik, was in an offside position. Thirty minutes before the end of regular time, Jakupović, Soudani, and Iličić entered the game in an attempt to influence the final score on the scoreboard. The first managed to put the ball behind Orbanić in the 76th minute, but this goal was also deemed invalid after video review. After a few more chances on both sides, there were no changes in the score.
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