The Slovenian football renaissance continues on the women’s stage: Excellent Mura defeated Apollon and advanced in the Champions League
Photo: Boštjan Rous
The players of ŽNK Mura provided a pleasant surprise by defeating the home team 3:2 in the final of the first round of qualifications for the Women’s Champions League match. The Mura players started the match in Cyprus with two stunning goals, squandered their lead, but managed to find enough strength to score a third time that evening, ensuring Slovenian celebration on the Mediterranean island.
Mura sealed Apollon’s fate in the final moments of the match
Mura took the lead in the 15th minute when Sara Makovec scored the first of her two stunning goals of the evening. She struck from just under 30 meters away, sending an incredibly precise shot into the top right corner of the home goalkeeper’s net. It seemed hard to score a more beautiful goal, but in the 30th minute, Tija Šoštarič Karič submitted her candidacy for the most beautiful goal of the evening. She capitalized on a rebound from a cross and, from about 25 meters out, volleyed the ball past Alemany Sanchez in an unstoppable manner. The home team did find a response to the play of the black-and-whites in the first half. In the 38th minute, Celien Guns halved the deficit. That was also the score at halftime.
In the second half, our girls appeared to be more aggressive, but they couldn’t crown their good play with a third goal. In one attack, they hit the crossbar twice. Špela Kolbl and Yana Malakhova were both inaccurate. Then, the saying “”if you don’t score, you concede”” proved true. The players of Apollon equalized in the 79th minute with a header from Krystyne Freda. It seemed we were heading for extra time in Cyprus, but this time, the excellent Špela Kolbl and Sara Makovec had other plans. Kolbl skillfully dribbled in the penalty area, evaded the goalkeeper, and then pushed the ball into the net, sealing their advancement.
The Slovenian national and cup champions will find out their opponents in the second round of qualifications for the Champions League in the coming days.
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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