Olimpija returned into Safet Hadžić’s life as a real nightmare: Zmaji wreaked havoc at Bonifika, Zoran Zeljković dismantling his former club
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If Safet Hadžić was hanging by a thread so far, after this match, it will be hard for him to survive. His Koper hosted their old rival at Bonifika and experienced a real disaster. Olimpija celebrated a significant victory on the Coast, with Zoran Zeljković guiding his new club to a substantial 4-2 win against his former team. This was Zeljković’s first game managing against Koper and simultaneously Hadžić’s first managing against Olimpija. The latter, with this win, reduced the gap behind league leaders Celje to -7 points, while Koper trails this round’s opponents by the same margin after the defeat.
Olimpija dispelled any doubts about the winner within the first half-hour of play at Bonifika. In the 9th minute, taking advantage of indecisive Koper defense – with Tim Štrasberger in their goal initially but substituted in the first minute – Raul Florucz netted the first goal. He then scored his second in the 36th minute. In between, in the 31st minute, young Marcel Ratnik, the league’s top-scoring defender in 1. SNL, headed in from a corner delivered by Florucz, who had a hand in all three initial goals for the green and whites.
Olimpija led the first half 3-0 and then extended it to 4-0 in the 54th minute with a goal from Nemanja Motika. All four away goals were a result of Koper’s poor defensive display. In the 70th minute, Nardin Mulahusejnović reduced the Dragons’ lead from the penalty spot after a foul committed by Ivan Posavec. Koper earned their second penalty in the 89th minute after a foul by Marcel Ratnik, converted by Bede Osuji. However, two penalty goals don’t change the fact: Olimpija crushed Koper at Bonifika.
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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