Koper finally breaks the black streak in Murska Sobota: Zoran Zeljkovic celebrates for the first time this season, Dejan Grabić loses for the first time as Mura coach (VIDEO)

Published on 16. March 2023 16. March 2023

The 27th round of the Telemach First League ended in Murska Sobota. They competed
Mura
and
Koper
, won by the visitors 2:1. For Koper, it was the first win in 2023, while Dejan Grabić suffered his first defeat since he joined Mura. The latter took the lead in front of their home crowd, but then conceded two goals in the space of a few minutes and had to concede to the visitors. The decisive goal for Koper was scored by Maks Barišić, who scored his first goal in more than a year.

The bus did not return to Koper empty

“If I watch a game like the one I did on Saturday, the bus from Fazanerija to Koper will return empty,” said sports director Ivica Guberac frankly.
threatened the Koper footballers
before the match with Mura. The bus did not return to Koper empty… It is true that Mura was in the lead, but in the end it was still the visitors who were happy. In a match that featured two different halves. The first one was, to be honest, rather uninteresting. The closest the hosts came to scoring in this period of the game was 25. Adnan Golubovic scored after a shot by Mihael Klepač. On the other side, Žan Benedičič tried twice and was not accurate enough both times.

Outstanding action for the first goal

Mura started the second half better and in 54. also took the lead in the first minute. Klepac started the action deep in his own half and, with the ball at his feet, played with a good number of Kopor players. He played them as if the ball was tied to his foot! He then passed the ball to Ivan Šarić on the left wing, who quickly kicked it into the middle, where Mirlind Daku was in the right place at the right time. Mura’s top scorer finished off an outstanding campaign and scored his 14th goal of the season to catch Maribor‘s Žan Vipotnik at the top of the league’s top scorers .

Mura takes the lead after a great counter-attack by Daku. #football #PrvaLigaTelemach @nsmura_ms 1⃣➖0⃣ @FCKoper pic.twitter.com/L88fVKjmCm
– Sport TV Slovenia (@SportTVSlovenia) March 16, 2023

Despite the deficit, Koper didn’t get confused and just 10 minutes later it was 1:1. Matthias Fanimo sent a sharp cross from the left side in front of the goal, where Luka Vešner Tičić was lucky to stop the ball on the other post. The latter was alone in front of the goal, Klepač failed to cover him in time and the Copra midfielder equalised. Home defender Darick Kobie Morris tries to intervene on the goal line, but is unsuccessful.

Hope for Europe glows again

Just two minutes later, Koper was already in front. Amar Beganovic naively brought down reserve Maks Barišić in the Kopor penalty area, but the latter placed the ball on the white spot himself. His shot was sovereign and reliable, Klemen Mihelak had no chance. Maks Barišić is delighted with his
his first goal in more than a year
! And a goal that was enough for Copra to win.

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With the win, Koper is back ahead of Mura in the standings and can still hope to qualify for Europe. They are only two points behind Domžale, four behind Celje and seven behind Maribor.

This text was automatically translated using AI.