After a dreamy draw, a defeat followed: The Slovenian youth national team succumbed to the Austrians, remaining the only team in the group without a victory
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Slovenian U19 national team, after a draw with Spain and a good start to the elite round of qualifiers, suffered their first setback today as they fell to their counterparts from neighboring Austria.
At the beginning of the match, we witnessed a balanced game on both sides, but in the 31st minute, we saw the first goal. Our boys lost possession in the midfield, and Florian Micheler then found Timo Trummer with a through ball, who beat goalkeeper Timo Štrasberger to give the visitors the lead.
In the second half, Slovenia began to increase the pressure on the Austrian defense. In the 58th minute, the team coached by Mišo Brečko hit the woodwork when Dino Kojić unleashed a shot from 20 meters out, but the ball refused to bounce into the net off the crossbar. In the 71st minute, Slovenia had one of the best chances to score when Anej Lorbek dribbled past the goalkeeper but then fell and from a difficult position, hit the outside of the Austrian net. In the 79th minute, the Slovenians had another chance to equalize when Aldin Jakupović found himself in front of the Austrian goalkeeper but unfortunately shot too high. As Slovenia was getting closer to an equalizing goal, the Austrians extended their lead. The scorer of the first goal, Trummer, neatly capitalized on a through ball, finding himself in an offside position but in a one-on-one situation with goalkeeper Štrasberger, sealing the fate of our boys in today’s match.
The Slovenians will pursue qualification for the European Championship on Tuesday when they face the selected team of Kosovo in the final match of the elite round.
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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