After securing their third consecutive victory, Ilirija is on the brink of securing their place in the youth Eon NextGen league, winning a crucial battle for survival
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Ilirija was the youth championship sensation last year, which they ultimately won, but this year they’ve been fighting to avoid relegation. Well, they’re still fighting. But it seems like they’re about to achieve it now. The Ljubljana team has won three times in their last three matches, including Sunday’s victory over Nafta, who are also in a desperate battle to avoid relegation. With three rounds to go, Ilirija has a nine-point lead over Tabor, the last-placed team. At the same time, they have an eight-point cushion over Nafta, meaning they practically need just one more point to secure their survival.
Around 80 spectators watched the game in Šiška this time, most of whom celebrated the home team’s 3-1 victory. In the first half, the well-performing players this year, Jure Novak (16) and Filip Lukežič (32), scored. Angelo Macanović gave life to the guests from Lendava with a goal in the 71st minute, but any doubts about the winner were extinguished deep into stoppage time by Denis Videnović (94), sealing Ilirija’s crucial victory.
The home team’s victory was secured by Dermastija, Škof, Videnović, Lukežič, Novak, Puc, Bartolj, Hace, Pavlič, Kračun, and Korošec, who started the game, as well as Štricelj, Nikolić, Letić, Lepoša, and Stojnić, who came off the bench. Borut Petkovič, the visitors’ coach, opted for the starting eleven of Fras, Sintič, Jurović, Bacinger, Časar, Čuček Bezjak, Zamuda, M. Plej, Lavrenčič, Horvat, and Pigac, with Gonza, Leljak, Macanović, and Biro also getting a chance to play.
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