Agron Shalja saves Gorica on the first decisive podium and sends Tabor to the second league: ‘It wasn’t the beauty that mattered, just the final result’
Edy Reja is from
Gorica
despite his vast experience, which the management of the Nova Gorica club realised in time and brought Agron Salja on the bench instead of the Slovenian from abroad. The former Celje coach didn’t have much time to get to know his new surroundings, but he managed to do it. Agron Shalja “saved” Gorica on the first decisive podium after the Roses beat Tabor on Friday night , sending the Sežans to the second league and earning themselves an extra qualifier with Aluminium.
“We will have to recover as soon as possible, it was a tough match both physically and mentally. We will have to prepare for Aluminij with the same attitude as for Tabor. Congratulations to the boys for fighting until the end, they submitted to the common goal and in the end it rewarded them.,” he said after the showdown with Tabor, which has been going on since
Telemach First League
after three years, said Agron Shalja.
Gorica didn’t shine against Tabor, they were even in a disadvantaged position, but they survived many attacks and nice chances. “We had more to lose than Tabor. We expected high pressure and long balls behind the back. Maybe we went into the game with fear, which caused a psychological block in us. Such matches happen a lot. This time, it was not about beauty, but about creating a result. The camp forced us to play this game, and we could not afford to take the risk,” said Agron Shalja.
It’s easier because you have a captain like this by your side
Etien Velikonja was the man of the match, converting an 11th-minute penalty after half an hour of play. It is interesting to note that the experienced striker was rather on the sidelines under Edy Reja, but Shalja “activated” him again and scored. “All players are important. We know who Etien Velikonja is, but it is very important that at this age he shows maximum attitude, he knows what it means for the club. I find it much easier when I have a captain like that by my side,” Agron Šalja admitted and touched on goalkeeper Uroš Likar, who made some great saves: “As for the goalkeepers, we decided to make a change because Uroš Likar has been doing great in training for the last 14 days. He has done his job well, but we need to look at the upcoming match.“
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