In France, they are excited about a young Slovenian: The goalkeeper, who plays in the second Polish league, saved a dozen shots from the home stars
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In Friday’s qualifiers for the European Under-21 Championship, France faced off against Slovenia, and the team led by coach Milenko Aćimović returned from Angers with a point, as valuable as Mont Blanc. Not to mention how precious that point is. The hero of Slovenia was undoubtedly Martin Turk, who defended as if in a trance, impressing even the French with his performance. The prestigious newspaper L’Equipe awarded him a high rating of 8, which is not something the journalists of that media hand out like candy…
“The goalkeeper of the Polish second division club Ruch Chorzow delivered an exceptional performance,” wrote L’Equipe after the match, which ended 1:1 (the only goal for the guests was scored by Tio Cipot), and continued: “He saved a dozen shots, including some that required real effort and skill. We won’t list them all, but Millot, Doue, Merlin, and Rutter will surely be disappointed with this match… In the end, the goalkeeper’s performance allowed Slovenia to remain three points ahead of the young French national team.”
The Slovenian Under-21 national team will be back in action on Tuesday when they face Cyprus in Murska Sobota. With two rounds left in the qualifiers, Slovenia is leading the table, so there is no need to elaborate on how important this match is for Aćimović’s team.
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