At the door is the first eternal derby between Maribor and Olimpija, the referee is known: David Šmajc will have the final say at Ljudski vrt
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The hellish Thursday with three Slovenian clubs in Europe will be followed on Sunday by the first eternal derby of the 2024/25 season. The old rivals Maribor and Olimpija will face off this time at the Ljudski Vrt, with the match starting at 17:30. It is expected that the stands of the Styrian football temple will be well-filled, and we will also see how satisfied the spectators are with the refereeing.
A few days before the 158th eternal derby, the main referee for the clash of old rivals has already been announced. In Maribor, the lead referee will be David Šmajc, from Predoselj near Kranj.
“For the Gorenjčan referee, this will be his fourth eternal derby in his career and his 91st match in the Slovenian top league. So far, the international referee from the Kranj area has officiated three Maribor vs. Olimpija matches in the 1. SNL. He first officiated on October 2, 2021, at Ljudski Vrt, where the match ended goalless in front of 6,000 spectators. He then officiated on August 7, 2022, when Olimpija won 0-2 in front of 7,000 spectators, and lastly on February 20, 2023, at the start of the spring part of the 2022/23 season. Šmajc made his debut in the top Slovenian league (1. SNL) on April 7, 2018, at the Ob Jezeru stadium in a match between Rudar Velenje and Aluminij Kidričevo,” said the referee organization.
David Šmajc will not be alone in overseeing the match; he will be assisted by assistant referees Matej Žunič (Kranj) and David Gabrovec (Markovci near Ptuj), with Matej Jug as the fourth official between the reserve benches. In the video room, the main video referee Nejc Kajtazović (VAR) and his assistant Dragoslav Perić (AVAR) will oversee the proceedings.
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