The clash between Olimpija and Rogaška did not disappoint again: Rogaška led from the beginning until the end of the match, but in the dying moments, they trembled for a point
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Today’s Saturday afternoon marked the beginning of the 19th round of the Prva Liga Telemach and the spring part of the season, opened by the teams Olimpija and Rogaška at the Stožice Stadium. The stands of the country’s largest stadium were rather empty after the draw. Ljubljana offered the leading Celje an opportunity to further increase their lead on the championship table.
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The first substitution, in compliance with all rules set by the Football Association of Slovenia, occurred in less than twenty seconds when Žan Lorber was replaced by Ajdin Mulalić. In the 4th minute, after confusion in the home defense, Patrik Mijić found himself almost alone in front of the empty goal, but in the next moment, Slatinčani took the lead after an unsuccessful intervention by Ahmet Muhamedbegović. Less than ten minutes later, Mijić found himself in a good situation again, but Denis Pintol saved his shot. In the 30th minute, Nemanja Motika found himself alone in front of the visiting goalkeeper after a pass from Jorge Silva, but he headed too high. The punishment for the dragons came in the 40th minute when Alen Korošec aimed at the center of the goal, and Mijić, who overcame Pintol, picked up the rebound, dribbled past Pintol, and sent the ball into the empty net.
In the second half, Zoran Zeljković made numerous changes, but it did not bear fruit until the 76th minute when Korošec naively brought down the home substitute Marko Brest in his own penalty area. In this situation, Brest was not even dangerous to Rogaška’s goal, and just a few minutes after entering the game, he won a penalty for his team. Captain Timi Max Elšnik seized the offered gift, and with ten minutes left in the regular time, he brought Olimpija back into the game for points. And it seems that the Ljubljana coach, with Marko Brest, hit the bullseye, as the 21-year-old in the referee’s added time ensured the draw and set the final score of the match (2:2).
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Author: editorial Football Planet