Tabor lose for the first time in the new year, but fall back to the bottom: Gorica win crucial battle for survival
In the all-important battle to stay in the
Telemach First League
Tabor and Gorica competed in Sežana. The Primorska derby ended the way the guests from Nova Gorica wanted, with a 1:0 victory. Dario Kolobarić was the hero of the company that Edy Reja had taken over not long before. Gorica’s winter newcomer scored the only goal of the game just after the start of the second half. With the win, the visitors jumped off the bottom of the standings and pushed their opponents into last place. Interestingly, Tabor suffered only their first defeat of the year, in which they had five consecutive draws along with their win over Domžale.
Regardless of the outcome, the battle for survival remains open and tight, with seventh-placed Radomlje only five points ahead of last-placed Tabor.
There is no doubt anymore that the legendary Edy Reja has reborn Gorizia. In the first match he coached (not on the bench, but in the stands), Gorica defeated Celje away. The first one, in which he actually sat on the bench, was a draw with Mura. Now… Scalp a rival for survival! Tabor and Gorica played a rather cautious game in Sežana, which was decided by Dario Kolobaric right at the start of the second half.
He managed to parry the first shot, but not the second.
The visitors took a swing down the left wing, from where Etien Velikonja, who returned to Gorica’s line-up after a long absence, crossed in front of goal. Kolobaric and Luka Stankovski were there, taking advantage of Tabor’s inept and poorly composed defence. Jan Koprivec managed to deflect Stankovski’s shot, but it was straight at the foot of the lone Kolobaric, who had no problem kicking the ball into the empty net from a few metres away.
Tabor, who were a shade more dangerous than Gorica in a sleepy first half, expectedly pressed more in attack after the goal. Matevž Dajčar didn’t tremble too much, though, but he was on his game after a long-range shot by Nabil Khali. Gorica scored again in the second, but Stankovski’s goal was disallowed for offside. Gorica had a couple of promising counter-attacks, which they didn’t take advantage of, but in the end they were happy to win a very, very important victory.
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