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Match Report
Celje
Spectators: 6775 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tian Antonijević took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Tian Antonijević had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 5 minutes into the game, Andrej Šoln was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juventus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Celje the free kick. In the 6th minute, Andrej Šoln hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Esad Mrvar in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Miodrag Begić, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. John Višnjar kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Aleksa Požlep sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vojo Frelih's late challenge caught a Celje's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vojo Frelih helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Juventus's Vojo Frelih got a free kick in the 31st minute. Fredi Mramor kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrijano Ozimek in the 47th minute of play forced Celje's goalkeeper Brin Kursar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adrijano Ozimek to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Tian Antonijević managed to get in a good position for a shot. Celje's supporters rose to their feet, but Tian Antonijević was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Miodrag Begić breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. John Višnjar charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed John Višnjar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Juventus's John Višnjar got a free kick in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esad Mrvar in the 62nd minute of play forced Juventus's goalkeeper Miodrag Begić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd match minute, Juventus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrej Šoln to maneuver through the defense. When Tian Antonijević came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Celje fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tian Antonijević couldn't finish the play. 68 minutes into the match, Esad Mrvar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Miodrag Begić. Juventus's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Esad Mrvar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Erli Dežman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Miodrag Begić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Esad Mrvar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Miodrag Begić was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Miodrag Begić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esad Mrvar in the 79th minute of play. A collision led to Juventus getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Vojo Frelih hit a great ball. Miodrag Begić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esad Mrvar in the 86th minute of the match. If Esad Mrvar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adrijano Ozimek during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 92nd match minute, Juventus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrijano Ozimek to maneuver through the defense. Miodrag Begić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esad Mrvar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Juventus getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Radomir Stopar hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Celje had won after a very even match.
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