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Rogaška didn’t receive the license, but after a drama, they won the cup: The club from Rogaška Slatina achieved the greatest success in its history before parting ways

Published on 24. May 2024 24. May 2024

Photo: Nik Moder / Sportida

For the first time in history! Yet, also for the last time before a rather gloomy chapter for the club, which danced on the main Slovenian stage for only one season. Rogaška bids farewell to the elite with a historic success. The club from Rogaška Slatina won its very first trophy and became the jubilee tenth winner of the Slovenian Cup. On the other hand, Gorica missed out on a similarly historic opportunity to become the first-ever club from the 2nd SNL with a cup trophy. However, the second league team fought dearly.

The final match of the Pivovarna Union Cup at Stožice Stadium was decided only after penalties, with Rogaška ultimately prevailing 7:6. Gorica’s great misfortune was Robert Ćosić, who missed a shot in the seventh round. Then, Cene Kitek had the ball at his feet for victory and confidently scored, securing the trophy for his club.

Rogaška had slightly more possession, while Gorica had more corners. Both teams in the cup final had only one shot on target each in the initial 45 minutes. The Primorci threatened with quick counterattacks, creating several dangerous moments and even moments of significant danger in front of Gorica’s penalty area. However, the team from Rogaška Slatina, of course, had its moments (Oliver Kregar came close…), but they weren’t as concrete as expected from a top-tier team and the favorite in the cup final.

Nevertheless, it could be said that we have seen much better 45 minutes in Slovenian cup finals… The score remained unchanged in the first half of the game, and based on what was seen, it would have been difficult to determine who was closer to victory as the players headed into the locker room.

Gorica started the second half more spiritedly, creating two very dangerous situations in the first five minutes – the first was dealt with by Rogaška’s defense, and in the second, the blue-and-whites narrowly missed the goal from the edge of Gorica’s penalty area. Darius Jalinous took the shot, but it missed just wide of the goal in Ljubljana.

After an hour of play, Rogaška finally showed the sharpness of a top-tier team, but the hero for Gorica in the toughest moments was goalkeeper Alen Jurca. He first brilliantly saved Thalisson‘s header, and shortly after, he once again demonstrated his skills with a nice save from Alen Korošec‘s dangerous attempt.

In the 81st minute, Fortuna then smiled on Gorica after Patrik Mijić was mere millimeters away from a goal that would likely have decided the final. The Croatian forward struck powerfully from almost 30 meters, hitting the ball superbly, but unfortunately, it hit the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Rok Pirtovšek also had an excellent opportunity, but his shot from 5 meters out was very poor, and Alen Jurca again came to the rescue. Rogaška was significantly better towards the end of regular time, creating chances but failing to score. Then came… extra time!

The opening goal of the match in the first minute of the first extra time was scored. It was the 106th minute when Shakeone Satchwell and Thalisson outplayed the rose garden defense with a nice one-two pass. The Brazilian Thalisson took the shot, catching Alen Jurca off guard and sending the ball into his longer corner. Despite Gorica appearing defeated and completely exhausted, they managed to claw their way back into the game. This happened in the 110th minute when Luka Marjanac, a former member of Olimpija, the club based in Stožice, scored with a well-placed free-kick from the edge of the penalty area. Marjanac‘s diagonal attempt was not bad, but it’s also true that Ajdin Mulalić intervened poorly and contributed greatly to the equalizer. As even the additional 30 minutes didn’t provide an answer to who was better, penalties followed.

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✅ Lesjak (Gorica – 2:1)
✅ Rantuša Lampreht (Rogaška – 2:2)
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⛔ Jalinous (Gorica – 2:2)
⛔ Majcenić (Rogaška – 2:2)
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✅ Hodžić (Gorica – 3:2)
✅ Pirtovšek (Rogaška – 3:3)
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✅ Krstić (Gorica – 4:3)
✅ Mijić (Rogaška – 4:4)
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✅ Marjanac (Gorica – 5:4)
✅ Kambič (Rogaška – 5:5)
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✅ Inwen (Gorica – 6:5)
✅ Prenkpalaj (Rogaška – 6:6)
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⛔ Ćosić (Gorica – 6:6)
✅ Kitek (Rogaška – 6:7)

The footballers were extremely confident from the penalty spot, with 11 out of 14 shots finding the net. Majcenić missed for Rogaška, while Jalinous and Ćosić missed for Gorica. Ajdin Mulalić successfully intervened both times, redeeming himself for the mistake in extra time and becoming one of Rogaška’s heroes. Rogaška celebrates. Rogaška bids farewell…

This text was automatically translated using AI.

Author: editorial Football Planet