Mura held on with a man down to scalp Olimpija: Kvesic scored but also missed from the white spot, Kasalo shone, Cipot made the difference
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The last match in
Telemach First League
before the national team break was played in Murska Sobota, where the old rivals
Mura
and Olimpija. The visitors from Ljubljana took the lead, but still lost and suffered their third defeat of the year. Regardless, they can rest assured that they have built up a comfortable enough lead beforehand that a defeat here and there is not fatal for them. Mura won an interesting match in Fazanerija 2:1.
The match could hardly have started better for Olimpija. After only ten minutes of play, Ivan Šarić played with his hand in his own penalty area and referee Alen Borošak, using VAR technology, awarded an 11th-minute penalty to Olimpija. Svit Seslar took the ball, but then left the ball to Mario Kvesic, who did not waste it. He nicely undermined the ball and beat Klemn Mihelak, who threw himself in the wrong direction. Despite the early deficit, Mura refused to give up.
![Matevž Vidovšek](https://planetnogomet.si/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/vidovsek-4.jpg)
Dejan Grabić’ s side equalised just four minutes later, when Mura earned a corner. A well-played action followed, and after a pass from Mihael Klepač, Niko Kasalo sent the ball into the net with a masterful shot from 20 metres. Matevž Vidovšek was helpless, the shot was just perfect.
WATCH THE MASTERPIECE: How Niko Kasalo ripped through the Olimpija net
In the first half, Olimpija hit the frame of the Mura goal twice and Rui Pedro managed to put the ball into the net after one of the goalposts, but he was fouled. Mura took the lead in 40. in the first minute, when Mihael Klepac again crosses from a corner. In front of goal, Svit Seslar and Đorđe Crnomarković made a bad cover on Kai Cipot, who jumped highest and sent the ball into the net with his shoulder. He was also applauded by his younger brother Tio Cipot, who signed for Spezia in Italy some time ago.
Kuzmić at the start, Doffo at the end of the second half
Olimpija could have equalised a little after the start of the second half. Mario Kvesic ran alone against Mihelak, Srđan Kuzmić stopped him with a foul in the penalty area and Alen Borošak pointed to the white spot again. He also sent off a Mura defender. The ball is picked up again by Seszlar, but he passes it to Kvesic again. In the latter, he was not precise. He sends the ball past the post and wastes his third 11th penalty of the year!
Although Olimpija played with one more man for almost the whole second half and even tried to play with defender Goran Milovic in attack at the end (the experienced Croatian was not far away from scoring, his joy was prevented by Mihelak’s outstanding defence, who also stopped Mustafa Nukić just before the break), they were not able to equalise. V 83. Then, in the second minute, Agustin Doffo was shown a red card for first losing the ball clumsily and then fouling Mirlindo Daku when he was alone in front of the Olimpija goalkeeper.
![Mura](https://planetnogomet.si/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/mura-3.jpg)
Mura thus achieved a sweet victory, after which they can still hope to qualify for Europe. Meanwhile, the loss won’t hurt Olimpija, whose lead over Maribor still stands at 15 points.
This text was automatically translated using AI.