The girls’ national team, after drawing with Bulgaria, is still without a ticket to League A: As the best second-placed team, they hope for a positive outcome
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The girls’ national team of Slovenia drew in the final qualifying match for the European Championship against the Bulgarian national team. The draw was more welcomed by the latter, as they secured the first place and advanced to League A due to a better goal difference, despite having the same number of points. Slovenia, as the best second-placed team, also has a good chance, but confirmation of this and advancement to League A will depend on the outcomes of the other groups.
The coach of the girls’ national team emphasizes that it was a really tough match
The match started well for our girls, as Bulgarian defender Ivana Chalakova was sent off in the seventh minute. Slovenia took advantage of the numerical superiority and took the lead in the 23rd minute thanks to Ula Osolnik. However, the hosts equalized in the 37th minute with a free-kick goal from Yordanka Parnarova. This remained the scoreline until halftime and did not change in the second half. Our girls created several promising opportunities in the second half but failed to turn the result in their favor.
“It was a very tough match for us. Our goal was to play as we know, which didn’t work out best for us as the opponents interrupted all our attempts. It was difficult for us to calm the game down and play the ball on the ground. Unfortunately, we conceded a goal from a free-kick. Maintaining a draw in such a match is not easy, especially when you put all your efforts into attacking. All the credit to the players for their effort and fight until the last second,” said coach Anja Milenkovič to the official website of the Slovenian Football Association after the match.
This text was automatically translated using AI.
Author: editorial Football Planet
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