One of the fastest goals on Saturday, one of the fastest red cards on Sunday: Rudar to defeat in Novo Mesto after early sending-off
Photo: NK Krka
Sunday brought the last matches of the tenth round of the 2. SNL. In Nova Gorica, Krka faced Rudar, while Slovan awaited Drava at Kodeljevo, which recently dismissed coach Saša Gajser.
In yesterday’s match between Bilje and Triglav, spectators witnessed one of the fastest goals in the history of the second league competition, while today, the Velenje team also achieved something very, very quick. Unfortunately for them, it was not a goal but a direct red card.
Rudar Left with One Player Less in the 2nd Minute
The Velenje team was already down to ten players in the second minute of the match when Kristjan Irmančnik was sent off, which certainly affected the course of the game. The miners tried to resist the Krka team, but the home side managed to break through the Velenje defense and took the lead in the 22nd minute with a goal from Veron Šalja. To extend Krka’s lead, Nik Kapun scored again in the 37th minute, beating Velenje goalkeeper Jure Ribič for the second time in the match. The score at halftime was 2:0.
Despite everything that happened to them, the guests did not want to give up, but in the second half, they also failed to create any concrete opportunities to threaten the home team’s goal. Krka maintained the initiative in the second half, and in the 80th minute, under the guidance of Adnan Zildović, they sealed the victory with a goal from Tilen Kovačič for a final score of 3:0.
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In Ljubljana, home team Slovan hosted Drava from Ptuj, with both teams failing to perform well enough this season to secure higher positions in the 2. SNL standings. Spectators at Kodeljevo saw some goals, but all were scored in the second half. In the first half, both teams had some promising situations but failed to beat the opposing goalkeeper, so the first 45 minutes ended in a scoreless tie.
The home team started the second half better. They managed to threaten the opponent’s goal several times and took the lead in the 53rd minute when Tian Pantelić scored to make it 1:0; he has netted 5 of Slovan’s 7 goals this season. However, in the continuation, the Ptuj team managed to equalize; in the 69th minute, young forward Klemen Mlakar scored to make it 1:1. Drava took the lead in the 79th minute with a goal from Angelo Timotej Rec. After the defeat, Slovan remains at the bottom and is still the only team yet to register a win this season.
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Author: editorial Football Planet