The first half was well balanced. Even though the hosts were slightly better, they failed to penetrate the well-organised Ljubljana defence. Towards the end of the first half Igor Bišćan’s protégées pressed on the goal of Matjaž Rozman and took the lead in the 42nd minute – after a corner kick and header by Aris Zarifović.

Ten minutes into the second half Leon Benko threatened when he fired off a diagonal shot, but the cautious Rozman prevented the ball from getting into the net. The team from Celje tried hard to equalise. They had quite a few half-opportunities, which they wasted.

The most dangerous one was an attempt by Amadej Brecl, whose shot was blocked by Aljaž Ivačič after a free-kick set piece. In the closing minutes, Ljubljana squandered two opportunities for a higher result, with Abass Issah and Branko Ilić lacking precision.