Easter Monday is in 1. SNL day for tense showdown: Olimpija wants to settle old scores, big things to come in Fazanerija
On Saturday, the
Telemach First League
matches Tabor – Domžale (1:1), Radomlje – Gorica (2:0) and Maribor – Koper (3:1) were played. Sunday was a rest day, and Easter Monday will be the day of the two remaining showdowns 30. Circle national championships There will be two matches that could be very intense. Bravo will host Olimpija, in the stadium where the Dragons last suffered a defeat of catastrophic proportions. Bravo won the last home city encounter 6:1.
Meanwhile, no words should be wasted on the rivalry between Mura and Celje. Celje is home to a number of former Mura players, which has not been received with much enthusiasm by the fans of the Prekmurje giant. It goes without saying that the former players of the Black and Whites are in for anything but a warm welcome…
Confident that they can succeed
“The Cup is over and I’m glad we made it to the semi-finals. It is time to look ahead. We need to be confident and play well. We’ve had some tough games with Bravo, we know them well. We know what to expect, we have to make a good plan and I am confident that we can do it. It will be up to us players to follow the coaching staff’s plan and play another good game,“, Olimpija defender Pascal Juan Estrada told the club’s website ahead of the shortest away game of the season. Olimpija will play the match without Marcel Ratnik and Admir Bristrićwho are injured, Bravo will be without David Flakus Bosil, who was sent off in the previous round.
While the Dragons will try to take one of the last steps towards their first championship title since 2018, Bravo desperately needs points in the battle for survival. Tabor are five points behind, Gorica six, and Bravo will need at least one more win to extend their top-flight status. The match in Spodnja Šiška will start at 15. hours.
Mura, meanwhile, is chasing the last train to Europe. They are six points behind their opponents, and if they lose, their chances of qualifying for the European Cups would be virtually nil. “We need to win this match, but that doesn’t change the fact that we need to get some wins in the series. The stakes are high, but now we will have the audience on our side again. If we repeat the tactical and energetic performances against Maribor and Olimpija, we should not be able to escape victory. We showed our true colours in these two games and were rewarded for it. We will have to be at the same level of energy, active and aggressive against Celje,” said Mura coach Dejan Grabić, who will miss the suspended Matic Marušek.
No more room for error
Meanwhile, Grabić’s colleague from Celje , Roman Pilipčuk, is fighting for his job despite his third place in the ranking. Celjani will not win the league title again this season, despite the huge financial investment, which has intensified the rumours about a change on the coaching bench. Now Darko Milanič is supposed to be waiting for a job in the capital and if the Celjans return from Prekmurje defeated…
“I think it goes without saying that it is a very difficult hosting. The Mura team is of a very high quality, but they are definitely the most dangerous on home turf. Their objectives are similar to ours, so they will undoubtedly be very dangerous tomorrow. The Mura derby is always very tense and dramatic and we expect a similar story this time,” emphasised Nejc Ajhamer, adding.From now on, there is no room for error. We need to remain solid and organised in defence, but in attack we need to turn every dangerous chance into a goal. We have said many times that every game until the end of the season is like a final. All players are aware of this, so I am confident that we will do everything necessary to bring three points to Celje.”
The match at the Fazanerija Stadium will start at 17:30.
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