2012 Slovenian Football Cup final

Football match 2012 Slovenian Football Cup final 250px 2011–12 Slovenian Football Cup Celje 2 Maribor 2 After extra time. Maribor won 3–2 on penalties. 2012 05 23 yes Stožice Stadium Ljubljana Matej Jug 4,132 2011 2013 The 2012 Slovenian Cup final was a football match played between Celje and Maribor on 23 May 2012 at the Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana. It was the final match of the 2011–12 Slovenian Football Cup, the 21st season of Slovenia's football knockout competition, the Slovenian Football Cup. Celje were participating in their sixth final; they had previously won one and lost four. Maribor were appearing in their tenth final; they had previously won six and lost three. Celje entered the competition in the first round and Maribor in the second (round of 16) after receiving a bye as one of the top four clubs in the 2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga. Matches up to the quarter-finals were contested on a one-off basis, with extra time and penalties being played if a match ended in a draw. The quarter-finals and semi-finals were played over two legs. To reach the final Celje defeated Grad, Triglav Kranj, Interblock and Šenčur. Maribor's route to the final comprised victories over Adria, Zavrč and Rudar Velenje. Watched by a crowd of 4,132, Alen Romih scored in the 36th minute giving Celje the lead at the end of the first half. Dalibor Volaš was substituted on at the start of the second half and equalised for Maribor in under a minute. The score remained 1–1 after 90 minutes and the game went to extra time. Within a minute of the start Celje restored their lead through Benjamin Verbič. Maribor levelled the scores for a second time in the 99th minute with Matic Črnic scoring. At full-time with the score being 2–2, the cup winners were to be decided by a penalty shoot-out. Celje missed three of their five penalties while Maribor converted three of five to win the shoot-out 3–2.https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01fd-0f880d69c6f1-42e974718aae-1000--celje-sunk-by-double-winning-maribor/ Celje sunk by double-winning Maribor 23 May 2012 Rob Šinkovc UEFA 28 October 2017https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/foto-video-vijolicasti-dobili-loterijo-za-sedmo-pokalno-lovoriko/283723 Foto/video: Vijoličasti dobili loterijo za sedmo pokalno lovoriko sl 23 May 2012 RTV Slovenija 30 October 2017 The victory meant Maribor won the Slovenian Football Cup for the seventh time. They later played against their Eternal derby rivals, the 2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga runners-up, Olimpija Ljubljana in the 2012 Slovenian Supercup.https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/07/08/slovenia/super-cup/nk-maribor/nk-olimpija-ljubljana/1291287/ Maribor vs. Olimpija 2–1 Soccerway 30 October 2017 Given Maribor had already qualified for Europe as league champions, their UEFA Europa League spot was awarded to runners-up Celje. Route to the final 2011–12 Slovenian Football Cup Celje RoundOpponentsVenueScoreR1GradA3–1R2Triglav KranjA1–0QFInterblockAH0–27–0SFŠenčurAH1–11–1(8–7 pen.) Celje entered the competition in the first round. They were drawn away to Slovenian Third League side Grad. Goals from Saša Bakarič and Dejan Krljanović gave Celje a 2–0 lead at half-time; each team scored one goal in the second half with Celje winning 3–1. Their second round (round of 16) draw was away to fellow PrvaLiga side Triglav Kranj. Iztok Močivnik's twelfth-minute goal was enough for Celje to progress through. Their quarter-final opponents were Second League side Interblock. The first leg was played at Interblock's home stadium. Second half goals from Andraž Šporar and Maximiliano Klebčar gave the home side a surprise 2–0 advantage going into the second leg. Within 22 minutes of the second match Celje scored twice to wipe out Interblock's advantage and went on to win the match 7–0 to reach the semi-finals. Celje's final tie before the final was against Second League side Šenčur; with Šenčur at home first. In both legs Celje game from a goal down to draw 1–1, the second leg remained at 1–1 after extra time and Celje won the subsequent penalty shootout 8–7.https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/slov2012.html#pokal Pokal Slovenije 2011/12 RSSSF 20 January 2013 29 October 2017 Maribor RoundOpponentsVenueScoreR2AdriaA2–0QFZavrčAH1–11–0SFRudar VelenjeAH4–24–2 As one of the top four clubs in the 2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga Maribor were given a bye into the second round. They were drawn away to Third League side Adria. A goal from Zoran Lesjak in the first half and Dalibor Volaš in the second saw Maribor win 2–0 to qualify for the quarter-finals. Their first two legged tie of the competition was against Zavrč also of the Third League. The first match ended 1–1 and a 76th-minute goal from Etien Velikonja in the second match was enough for Maribor to reach the semi-finals. Fellow PrvaLiga member Rudar Velenje were Maribor's last tie before the final. They won both legs (away first) 4–2 with forward Etien Velikonja scoring a brace in each. The 8–4 aggregate score is the highest scoring semi-final of the competition with 12 goals breaking the 11 goals record in the 2009–10 semi-final between Celje and Maribor. Match Details 23 May 2012 20:45 CEST Celje 2–2 yes Report Maribor Romih 36 Verbič 92 Volaš 46 Črnic 99 Stožice Ljubljana 4,132 Matej Jug 2–3 Verbič Gobec Bezjak Romih Centrih Cvijanović Rajčević Volaš Mejač Tavares fff fff fff fff fff Celje _maribor1112h _maribor1112h _maribor1112h _maribor1112h _3_stripes_yellow 653A97 653A97 653A97 653A97 653A97 Maribor GK 1BIH Amel Mujčinović 26SVN Matej Centrih 88SVN Klemen Medved2248 15SVN Bekim Kapić59 25SVN Sebastjan Gobec86 13SVN Saša Bakarič 28SVN Marijo Moćić0 119100 3SVN Saša Kovjenić57 8SVN Alen Romih36 21MKD Stefan Ristovski15 11SVN Roman BezjakSubstitutes:GK 31SVN Matic Kotnik 14SVN Jure Škafar48 19SVN Benjamin Verbič9257 9SVN Tadej Kotnik110100 18SVN David Bezovnik 23SVN Tadej Gaber 30SVN Tadej VidmajerManager:SVN Damijan Romih GK 12SVN Marko Pridigar 26SVN Aleksander Rajčević 28SVN Mitja Viler88 7SVN Aleš Mejač36 44BRA Arghus 20SVN Goran Cvijanović94 8CRO Dejan Mezga67 70SVN Aleš Mertelj 11SVN Etien Velikonja91 10MKD Agim Ibraimi2 13 117 32SVN Robert Berić46Substitutes:GK 33SVN Jasmin Handanović 17SVN Dalibor Volaš11046 9BRA Marcos Tavares67 92SVN Matic Črnic91 36SVN Aleš Majer 4SVN Jovan Vidović 5SVN Željko FilipovićManager:SVN Darko Milanič References Cup Category:May 2012 sports events in Europe 2012 Category:NK Celje matches Category:NK Maribor matches Category:Sports competitions in Ljubljana