First Telemach League is not resting: three games on Wednesday 27. Celjani will try to inflict second consecutive defeat on Olimpija
Telemach First League
is back. Wednesday and Thursday’s matches will be 27. Circle. Today we will see three showdowns, tomorrow two more. On today’s working day, it will start at 13. The referee in Ljubljana will signal the start of the match between Brav and Maribor. It will continue at 15. The match will start at 10:00 with a local showdown between Domžale and Radomlje, and finish with a derby between Celje and Olimpija. The match will start at 17:30 in the capital.
Bravo goes into the Maribor clash with a bad feeling. The Ljubljana team is winless for ten league games in a row, and in between they were even knocked out of the cup, against a second league team. The new coach Aleš Arnol has not yet found a way to wake up the team, which had fallen asleep under Dejan Grabić. We will see if Arnol will be able to break the black streak on Wednesday. But the timing may not be wrong. Maribor already got burnt against Tabor (1:1) and will have to play the match in Spodnja Siska without injured new national team player Žan Vipotnik.
“We have a specific game ahead of us. Due to the local pitch and the early deadline for the away team. That’s why we did our last training session at 13. an hour to adjust the biorhythm. Bravo has entered a danger zone, which requires their extra caution, but will undoubtedly also provoke an increased degree of fanaticism. Defensively, the rivals are now positioned lower and under more pressure than before. Whatever their position, we are determined to go ahead with our plans,” is for
club website
said Maribor coach Damir Krznar, who will not miss Vipotnik alone in Ljubljana. Star Josip Iličić and captain Martin Milec will also miss the game due to cards. Bravo has no penalties.
Bojan Mertik will be in charge of the showdown in the Slovenian capital.
Domžale will try to confirm their good form from the last period, which they demonstrated in the best possible way on Sunday, when they defeated Olimpija 4:1. The match in Ljubljana raised a lot of extra dust because of Alberto Riera (who else…), even the sporting director of Domžale , Senijad Ibričić, spoke up and the Spaniard was unashamedly shamed
calling the Spaniard a clown
.
We will see how all this will affect the team led from the bench by Simon Rozman, but the fact is that the task will not be easy. Radomlje, who are fighting hard to stay among the elite, play better in the spring than in the autumn, after all they beat Bravo in the last round and boosted their confidence.
Goals count in football
“Radomlje surprised quite a lot in the second part of the season. They are in a good streak and especially after the win against Bravo, their confidence is even higher. We are aware that we are the favourites, but we need to prove it on the pitch. We saw what it was like in Ljubljana on Sunday. In football, it’s all about goals, so it’s very simple. Whoever achieves more is the winner. The colour of the jersey is not so important in the end,” is for
club website
said Domžale football player Žiga Repas. Daniel Offenbacher is sent off for Domžale, Radomlje coach Oliver Bogatinov has no players sent off.
Martin Matoša will share the justice in the neighbourhood showdown.
In the late afternoon, the eyes of the Slovenian public will be on the city of Knez, where the Telemach First League will feature a real derby between two clubs that are chasing the highest possible goals. Celje’s plan before this game is clear: to deepen Olimpija’s crisis. If the word crisis is even appropriate… The Dragons, of course, want to get back on their feet immediately after the painful blow they received last weekend.
Olympia, who have not beaten Celje yet this season (3:4 down in the first leg, 0:0 draw in the second), will lead from the sidelines again after a three-match break due to a penalty. Albert Riera, who believes that his team will react well after its first home defeat of the season.
He will try to be like a stone
“I am happy to be back on the bench. I want to be there with the team. I can’t say 100%, but I can promise 99% that I will do my best to ensure that the punishment does not happen again. I want to be like a stone. Sometimes it’s really hard when you lose a match because of small details. We didn’t have the best first half against Domžale. The score is 1-1 in the second half. We played our game, we were Olimpija. It is time to move forward, to learn, to gain new experiences and to grow. From now on, we need to show intensity in every game, because that’s the only thing you can control in football. We have never had two bad games in a row. You need to react quickly and correct mistakes,” is for
club website
said Albert Riera.
Alberto Riera’s biggest worry ahead of Celje is that he won’t be able to count on the excellent midfielder Agustin Doaff. The Argentine, who has been one of the most important players for the Ljubljana club this season, is being punished for carding. Celjani, who boosted their confidence last weekend with a sweet and very important victory in Koper in the battle for Europe, have no punishment.
In the capital city, Mihael Antič will be the main judge.
The Telemach First League will continue to entertain Slovenian football fans on Thursday with two more matches on 27. of the round. The Sežana match will feature the Primorska derby and a play-off for survival between Tabor and Gorica. The match will start at 15. hours. Two and a half hours later, Mura and Koper will face each other.
This text was automatically translated using AI.