Filip Valenčič started his Iceland adventure with a dramatic Cup defeat: a white lottery point prevented him from playing in the final
Experienced Slovenian footballer Filip Valenčič has recently made an interesting decision, moving to Iceland to sign for a club with the complicated name of Iprottabandalag Vestmannaeyja, or IBV for short. Filip Valenčič started a new chapter in his career in the Icelandic League Cup, where he did very well from the feet. IBV played four matches in the group stage and recorded four wins.
Filip Valenčič scored his first goal for IBV against Leiknir and his first assist against the reigning champions Breidablik. IBV then played IBV in the semi-finals KA Akureyri, where Gaber Dobrovoljc played last year, but the tense match was only decided after an 11th-minute penalty shootout.
Valenčič made the most of his
The regular period ended goalless, with KA Akureyri being more accurate with their shots from the white spot. Filip Valenčič took a shot in the second period and hit the net, but his teammates Elvis Bwomono and Alex Freyr Hilmarsson missed and the dream of playing in the final was over.
On 30 March, KA Akureyri and 23-time Icelandic champions Valur, led from the bench by former national team player Arnar Gretarsson, will play for the trophy. Meanwhile, the new league season will start on 10 April and Valenčič’s club will try to improve on last year’s ranking, when it was only ninth out of twelve first league teams.
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