Youth finished with performances at the Slovenia Nations Cup 2024: Finally a draw with Ireland, the only scorer for Slovenia once again Luka Topalović
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Desires and expectations were different, but honestly, things didn’t go as selector Mišo Brečko might have hoped. The Slovenian U19 national team concluded their participation in the Slovenia Nations Cup 2024 without a win. In the first round, they drew with Qatar, lost narrowly to Poland in the second, and in the third, they faced Ireland and ended up with another draw.
The match in Kranjska Gora ended 1-1, with the only goal for Brečko’s team coming from their captain Luka Topalović, who beat Irish goalkeeper Marcus Gilla from the Scottish giant Celtic with a close-range shot. Topalović’s goal was set up by Erik Kojzek, a hot Slovenian teenager who is scoring goals in Austria and has signed a professional contract with Wolfsberger. Ireland equalized in the 68th minute with a goal from Mason Melia of St. Patrick’s Athletic.
“The draw at the end confirmed what was evident from the first two matches. We had plenty of opportunities but failed to take them. We played a good game against Ireland and were a much better opponent. We received a lot of answers for the upcoming matches. Now the boys need to work hard in their clubs to improve their readiness because the qualification will have a similar rhythm of games, and that was very demanding for some of them,” said selector Mišo Brečko to the NZS website after the international tournament.
Slovenia U19, which will face the opening round of qualifiers for the European Championship in November (against Netherlands, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan), started the match against Ireland with the lineup: Blažić, Zabukovnik, Tomšič, Anželj, Obrić, Bendra, Pejičić, Topalović, Kojzek, Kranjčič, Hrvatin. It is worth noting that the young French team won the tournament.
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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