Dragons defeated by Slovenia in Celje

(Patria) - The Slovenian national football team defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina today with a score of 2:1 in a friendly match played in Celje.

Slovenia threatened first in the third minute through Kramer, who shot from 12 meters, but Vasilj saved brilliantly, writes Faktor.

In the 25th minute, Lovrić went one-on-one with Vasilj, but the BiH goalkeeper saved again. In the 35th minute, the Dragons threatened, but Bašić's shot went wide.

There were no further excitements until the end of the first half, and the great support from our fans, who filled the stadium in Celje, should be noted, making the Dragons feel as if they were playing in Zenica, Sarajevo, or any other BiH city.

Slovenia started the second half better, appearing more dangerous and fresher. In the 60th minute, Memić was heading towards Oblak's goal, but the ball got away from him, and the score remained 0:0.

In the 63rd minute, Slovenia capitalized on their better play in the second half. Verbič did it all himself and masterfully beat the helpless Vasilj for the home fans' celebration.

Five minutes later, it could have been 1:1. Dedić broke away on a counter-attack towards Slovenia's goal, was unstoppable, and then shot, hitting the crossbar.

This woke up the Dragons. Dedić was late to Kulašin's cross, and then Kulenović had a chance, but the hosts managed to clear.

Everything could have been decided in the 82nd minute. Burnić made a mistake, Vombergar went alone towards our goal, but Katić blocked at the last moment.

After that, another chance for Slovenia, but Vasilj saved again. The Dragons responded through Omerović, but his shot was saved by Oblak.

In the 89th minute, a penalty for the hosts. Baždar pulled down a Slovenian player, he fell to the ground, and the referee pointed to the white spot. Vombergar took the ball and scored with a panenka into the Dragons' net.

In stoppage time, Muharemović, assisted by Omerović, scored for the final 2:1.