Olimpija avenged their loss to Koper in the cup and remained in the title race: The Primorci scored 2 goals in Stožice, but still lost
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Olimpija played their first match at Stožice Stadium since the turf was replaced with deserved victory. The Dragons hosted Koper in front of their fans, a team that recently eliminated them from the cup in Šiška. However, the story was different at Stožice. Olimpija more or less secured the win in the first half, where Koper couldn’t keep up with the rhythm set by the home team. It ended 3-2 for Zoran Zeljković’s squad, who “survived” in the end, despite Koper scoring two goals in the second half.
In front of just under 1000 spectators (officially there were 900 at the match), Olimpija scored their first goal in the ninth minute when Ivan Durdov rattled the visitors’ net with an excellent shot. All good and well, but the goal didn’t count, as the VAR room notified that the winter newcomer of the Dragons was in an offside position before that. Olimpija eventually took the lead in the 33rd minute when Karlo Bručić clumsily and unwisely fouled Raul Florucz just outside the penalty area. It resulted in a penalty kick, which was confidently converted into a goal by Timi Max Elšnik.
Just four minutes later, it was already 2-0 for the Dragons, after most of the work was done by Nemanja Motika, and after Franjo Prce cleared the ball, Florucz, who was unmarked, easily scored. When Marko Brest scored the third goal for the hosts in the 65th minute after a mistake by Nik Omladič and Motika’s pass, it seemed like the game was decided. But Koper hadn’t said the last word yet.
Timothe Nkada reduced Koper’s deficit with a diagonal shot in the 70th minute, and in the 89th minute, Bede Osuji scored, but the Primorci ran out of time for a complete comeback. Nevertheless, truth be told, Olimpija was the better team in this match, and their victory was deserved.
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