Match Report
Slovenia went into the game 37th in the table on 6 points; Canada sat 64th on 2 — a 4-point gap. Canada ranked just 143rd in the league on five-round form despite their 64th table position. Per game in the league, Slovenia were scoring 0.75 and conceding 1.25, Canada 0.1 and 1.6, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Canada. Over the last five, Slovenia had taken 9 of 15 points to Canada's 2.
The venue was Arena Petrol in Celje, with room for 4,290 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Slovenia: Valter Birsa (52')