In Velenje, a firecracker went off on Saturday evening: Rudar heavily defeated, Beltinci are in excellent form at the start of the new season
Photo: Miran Polanc
The Saturday evening in the second division ended with a match between NK Rudar Velenje and ND Beltinci Klima Tratnjek, with the guests celebrating a convincing victory. The Prekmurje team, who fought for top positions in the 2. SNL last season, set the pace in the first twenty minutes with numerous vertical passes through the defense of the home team, but were unsuccessful until the 21st minute.
Then, after winning the ball, Stjepan Oštrek made a run and provided an excellent pass into space for Jura Štimac. A foul was committed on him in the penalty area by Ante Kozina. This led to a penalty kick, which Oštrek successfully converted, giving Beltinci a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute.
The visitors continued to dominate and a few minutes later, after a run and cross from Marina Rantaša from the right, they scored their second goal due to a mistake by the home defense. Doni Grdić put the ball into his own net. On the other side, the team of Simon Sešlar couldn’t create a clear-cut opportunity to challenge Beltinci’s goalkeeper Stefan Močić. The halftime score was 2-0 in favor of the Prekmurje team.
The home team started the second half more aggressively, forcing Beltinci into mistakes with a more intense game, but the visitors managed to hold their ground. The Prekmurje team had their first real chance of the second half in the 52nd minute when a free kick from Niko Kasalo (on loan from Mura) resulted in a dangerous cross that was turned into a goal by Jura Štimac.
Just three minutes later, the same player beat goalkeeper Jure Ribič again. Štimac, who joined Beltinci from Austrian Lafnitz in the summer, now has three goals to his name. The visitors, managed by Damjan Gajser, led 4-0 after an hour of play, and by the end of the match, they added a fifth goal. Jan Patrik Gabrovec was the one to score the fifth goal.
The hosts aimed to at least score a consolation goal but failed to find a way past Beltinci’s goalkeeper. As the match progressed, the visitors’ attacking pace also slowed, and the game ended with a commanding victory for the guests, who are now perfect after two matches. Alongside the team from the most football-obsessed village in Slovenia, Bilje and Aluminij also have 6 points.
On the last day of the week, the second division teams will play two more matches: Tabor will face Dravinja, and simultaneously at 17:30, Slovan will take on Brinje from Grosuplje. (vm)
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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