The Slovenian clash belonged to the younger: Adrian Zeljković and Spartak celebrated despite Žan Medved’s exceptional goal-scoring form, thanks to a late comeback
Photo: Spartak Trnava
In this afternoon, the quarterfinals of the Slovak Cup were on the agenda, featuring a clash between the teams Košice and Spartak from Trnava. The match also had a touch of Slovenia, as Žan Medved was in the home starting eleven, while Adrian Zeljković started for the guests.
The hosts took an early lead, with Medved finding the net in the 7th minute, scoring in his fifth consecutive match. However, the joy lasted only a few moments, as Kelvin Ofori leveled the score in the next minute. Košice took the lead again before the end of the first half, in the 24th minute, with Oleksandr Golikov finding the target. Zeljković received a yellow card before the halftime break.
In the second half, it seemed that there would be no changes on the scoreboard, but then came a late turnaround by Spartak. First, substitute Martin Šulek equalized for the second time in the match five minutes before the end of regular time. For the final turnaround and progression, Filip Bainović took care of at the beginning of extra time.
Zeljković and teammates will face Mihalovce in the quarterfinals. The mentioned match will take place on February 28th.
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