The women’s national team of Slovenia faces an important challenge: The goal is first place, anything less will be a significant failure
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The Slovenian women’s national team gathered yesterday and began preparations for the upcoming European Championship qualifiers. These start for the Slovenian team on Friday, when they will host the Moldovan team in Ljubljana. In this cycle, the next match follows on next Tuesday, when the Slovenian team travels to Skopje to face North Macedonia.
Coach: Do what is expected of us
The team is in League C, where they occupy their place in group C2. Besides Slovenia and the aforementioned Moldova and North Macedonia, Latvia is also in the group. Slovenia starts the qualifiers at the Športni park Šiška, where they will host the Moldovan team on Friday at 16:30. This time, the qualifying phase of the competition is divided into two parts. Firstly, the league phase, and the second part will be the final or play-off tournament. Slovenian women can secure their path to the second stage only if they win the first place or are one of the top three second-placed teams.
“We are starting the qualifiers, playing in League C. Our goal is to finish first in the group. Anything less will be considered a failure. We need to prove that we belong to a higher league. First, we must do what is expected of us,” said coach Saša Kolman for the official website of the Football Association of Slovenia.
Kolman has called up 19 players, most of whom play abroad. Only one member from Mura (Špela Kolbl) and Olimpija (Izabela Križaj) will defend the Slovenian women’s team in this international window.
List of invited players: Kaja Eržen (ACF Fiorentina), Sara Gradišek (Bologna FC), Zala Kuštrin (Bologna FC), Melania Pasar (Budapest Honved FC), Sara Ketiš (Chievo Verona), Lara Prašnikar (Eintracht Frankfurt), Sara Agrež (FC Köln), Korina Lara Janež (FC Leipzig), Dominika Čonč (FC Levante Las Planas), Nina Kajzba (Napoli FC), Lana Golob (OH Leuven Women), Kaja Korošec (Paris F.C.), Mateja Zver (SKN St. Pölten), Zala Meršnik (Sporting Club de Huelva), Naja Poje Mihelič (U.S. Sassuolo Calcio), Nika Babnik (Vitoria Sport Clube Guimares), Lara Ivanuša (Þór/KA Akureyri), Špela Kolbl (ŽNK Mura), Izabela Križaj (ŽNK Olimpija Ljubljana)
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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