Albert Riera likes to take it easy on the wins, Maribor also got stabbed: “One team came to see what would happen, the other team went for the win”
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If the score had stayed at 1:1, Celje would have remained barely sixth in the Prva liga Telemach standings. However, in football, just one goal can change everything. This was the case in the Styrian derby, where Celje defeated Maribor 2:1. The decision on the winner was made in the 90th minute, thanks to a masterpiece by Svit Sešlar, who now has two goals in two matches for Celje. Albert Riera, the coach of Celje, stayed true to his nature and managed to poke Maribor after the celebration.
“One team came to see what would happen, while the other went for the win,” said Albert Riera in his own style to Sportklub’s camera after the match in the noble city, where 3480 spectators gathered. The Spaniard expressed his belief that his team deserved the victory despite the dramatic ending.
“We saw a good performance. In the first half, we had everything under control. In the second half, the opponents closely marked us and forced us into long passes, which is not our style, and we have a lot of room for improvement in this. The three points are the most important; otherwise, no complaints about the players,” continued Albert Riera, who had no complaints about his players, but that does not apply to the pitch at stadion Z’dežele.
“This pitch… Everyone sees it, it is clear to everyone; it is most noticeable to us that we have to play on such a surface. We could have scored three or four more goals if the pitch were good. It was similar against Shamrock in Europe… We simply cannot play as well as we know how. The pitch needs to be fixed, that is a fact,” Albert Riera sent a message after the victory over Ante Šimundža to those responsible for the state of sports surfaces in the city by the Savinja River.
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