Slovenia round-up: Maribor stretch lead
Sunday, March 17, 2002
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NK Maribor extended their lead at the top of the 1. SNL after beating NK Publikum 2-1 on Sunday.
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NK Maribor extended their lead at the top of the 1. SNL after overcoming NK Publikum 2-1 on Sunday.
Quick equaliser
Samir Duro put Maribor ahead after eight minutes, but a minute later Publikum levelled through Andrej Kvas. Dorde Indic restored Maribor's advantage with what transpired to be the winning goal seven minutes before half-time minute.
Koper recovery
Meanwhile, second-placed NK Koper recovered to force a 1-1 draw with lowly NK Korotan after Patrick Ipavec cancelled out Korotan midfield player Dalibor Mozanic's with 15 minutes left.
Single-goal victories
Elsewhere, NK Olimpija Ljubljana moved level on points with Koper with a 1-0 win over Zivila Triglav courtesy of Anton Zlogar's 57th-minute strike. Nenad Protega's 33rd-minute goal enabled rock-bottom NK Domzale to surprise NK Šmartno with a 1-0 win and Alan Mesaric scored the only goal of the game as NK Mura overcame NK Rudar Velenje.