Robert Čakš frightened Celje, but they still took another big step towards the title: Aljoša Matko scored his 14th goal of the season.
Photo: Blaž Weindorfer / Sportida
The breakthrough into the semifinals of the Pokal Pivovarna Union undoubtedly outweighs many things, but regardless, it cannot change the fact that Mura is in poor form in the Prva liga Telemach this season. The black-and-whites suffered their thirteenth league defeat on Saturday evening, which surely cannot be a disgrace. In the Fazanerija, they hosted Celje, leading the table and heading towards the championship title. However, the manner in which they lost the game, which ended with a 3:1 victory for Celje, will surely sting the Prekmurje side.
When Mura took the lead after an excellent solo effort by Robert Čakš, who dribbled the ball past four Celje defenders from his own half and struck from 20 meters, the home fans were probably convinced that it would be an evening for the black-and-whites. But it was not to be. Celje responded in the 22nd minute when national team player Žan Karničnik also signed his name to a top-class goal. The full-back tore apart Mura’s net with a well-placed shot from distance.
Celje took the lead again just before the end of the first half, once again demonstrating that set pieces have been their potent weapon this season. From a corner, Denis Popović delivered the ball, and Damjan Vuklišević, poorly marked in front of the goal, headed it past Klemen Mihelak.
After the break and their return from the locker room, Celje scored for the third time after just four minutes of play. Again, from a set piece. From a free-kick, who else but Denis Popović delivered the ball, finding Aljoša Matko at the near post, who with his 14th goal of the season once again rose to the top of the league’s scoring charts. In the 59th minute, Mark Zabukovnik came close to scoring, but his long-range effort was denied by the crossbar.
Both teams could have scored another goal, but the score remained unchanged from the 49th minute. Celje, which finished the match without the sent-off Luka Menalo (the Dinamo loanee needlessly lost his temper near the end of the match, pushing an opponent to the ground in the middle of the field, igniting some heated moments), maintained a +10 advantage over Olimpija, and Mura is lucky that their lead over the league’s bottom teams is still quite significant. But if it continues to diminish…
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