The football players of Celje, who two weeks ago confirmed their third title of national champions, experienced their fourth defeat in the First Telemach League and their first since the beginning of March, or seven consecutive victories. They will repay the loyal audience on May 16, when they lift the Champions Cup in the last home game against Koper.
Bravo performed motivated and collected at the Z’Dežele stadium and laid a solid foundation for victory with three goals in the first half hour of the game. With it, he anchored himself in third place three rounds before the end of the championship and has practically already guaranteed a place in European competitions next season. The people of Ljubljana, who have been undefeated for nine games, scored from their first serious campaign. Admir Bristrić in the 11th minute there was an indecisive intervention by the Lithuanian defender at Celje Artemijus Tutyškinas and with a precise shot from the side between the legs he threatened the home net keeper Žan Leban.
The same player scored a second time in the 25th minute, he assisted him nicely Venuste Baboulaand in the 30th minute it was already 3:0. He checked the sluggish home defense Lan Stravs. The visitors could have increased their lead by the break, but it was an attempt Matica Ivanška finished in the post, shot Fallou Faye but Leban defended.
In the second half, Celje played more enthusiastically and offensively, while Bravo logically moved to defense and resisted counterattacks. Before the home team reduced the deficit to 2:3 in four minutes, the guests had two 100% chances to increase the lead.
The first face-to-face duel with the goalkeeper was wasted by Faye, and the second by Bristrić. The punishment followed in the form of two fairly lucky goals by Celje, who could not find a way to the goal in the last 20 minutes and had to accept their first defeat this season in front of the home crowd. They were shooters Mario Kvesic and Rudi Požeg Vancaš.
The people of Ljubljana easily defeated Ajdovci at home
Olimpija players beat Primorje 3:0 (1:0) in the 33rd round of the Telemach First League. After two painful defeats against Celje and Koper, the people of Ljubljana recorded their 14th victory in the First Telemach League and thus maintained at least the theoretical possibility of breaking through to the third place, which still brings European competitions in the coming season.
Three rounds before the end of the championship, they remain in fifth place, four points behind Bravo in third place, and until the end of the season they still have away games in Maribor and Bravo and a home test against Radomlja. Primorje remains with two points won away from home in this season of the First Telemach League and in the penultimate place of the table, which means that after the sixth consecutive defeat, it is getting closer to the playoff to stay among the elite.
Primorje is four points behind Mura in eighth place, but the latter still has a home game with Koper on Sunday, while Mura will visit Ajdovščina in the next round. Primorje scored in the first minute against Radomlje in the previous round, this time Olimpija scored their first after a minute and a half of play. He hit hard and accurately from the edge of the penalty area Dino Kojic.
Olimpija confirmed the role of favorite in the second half; he increased to 2:0 Dimitar Mitrovskiand he set the final result with the first goal with the green and white jersey Kelvin Ofori.
First League Telemach, round 33
Saturday:
Olimpija – Primorje 2:0 (Kojić 2nd, Mitrovski 63rd, Ofori 82nd)
Celje – Bravo 2:3 (Kvesić 65th, Požeg Vancaš 69th; Bristrić 11th, 25th, Štravs 30th)
Sunday:
Mura – Koper (15.00)
Radomlje – Maribor (17.30)
