For a long 181 days! No one has defeated Maribor on the field in the league for almost half a year, the eternal derby being the nineteenth match in a row
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So there are also those who believe that the role of a coach in football isn’t particularly important. That only the quality of the players who play together matters. But Maribor is just one of many prime examples that tell a different story. With Damir Krznar on the bench, the violets were as unpredictable as the temperature, fluctuating from one extreme to another. But since Ante Šimundža took over the helm of Maribor… Well, he has managed to make Maribor actually invincible in the Prva liga Telemach. And that’s been the case for quite some time.
The 157th eternal derby was already the 19th consecutive match in which Maribor’s opponent couldn’t find a way to defeat the Styrian giant. Maribor has been unbeaten in the Prva liga Telemach since November 12th last year, when they had to admit defeat to Celje. Well, on paper, Mura also beat them this year, but that match was never actually played to completion, and Maribor was leading and on the way to a convincing victory before it was interrupted. Mura was awarded three points by the green table, but Ante Šimundža’s team was not defeated on the field.
In this dreamy streak for the club from Ljudski vrt, which has lasted for 181 days or almost exactly half a year, they achieved a remarkable 12 wins, allowing them to achieve what didn’t seem entirely realistic: they surpassed Olimpija to claim the second spot on the table.
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