Fužinar in the 3rd SNL: Koroška were still in the 2nd SNL last season, but now they’ve lost 8 times in 11 games
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While Ravne na Koroškem can boast that their youth team competes in the elite Eon NextGen league, Fužinar has been struggling for some time among the senior players. The Koroška club managed to win only 6 out of 30 matches in last season’s 2. SNL, suffering 18 defeats and finishing last in the standings, which led to their relegation to the 3. SNL. It was expected that Fužinar would fight for the top of the table in the 3. SNL East in the new competitive year, but that is not the case. Not by a long shot.
Fužinar’s struggles continue on the third-division stage as well. The club, founded in 1937, suffered its eighth defeat in eleven matches of the new season on Saturday. Coach Aleš Kačičnik, who took over the senior team in the summer, and his players traveled to Brežice, where around 320 spectators watched the match. They witnessed 5 goals and a home victory of 3:2. Fužinar did score the first goal (Nejc Krivec) and the last goal (Luka Mlakar) of the match, but it wasn’t enough for at least a point. The win for Brežice, who are second in the standings, was secured by Nelson Orji, a former member of Porto and Atlanta United from MLS, and Josip Ćosić, who scored two goals.
Fužinar, which can be excused for having undergone a complete overhaul over the summer, has only managed to win twice so far this season. With just seven points and a goal difference of -13, they currently sit second to last in the 3. SNL East standings. If the Korošci want to stay in the league, they will have to step up their game, although it is also true that there is still a long way to go until the end of the season.
For now, no one wants to think about the worst-case scenario, but it is worth mentioning: if Fužinar were to be relegated, Koroška would remain without a third-division team for the second consecutive year, after Dravograd also had to say goodbye to the 3. SNL last year. On the other hand… At least Korotan is doing much better; the former top-flight team is currently in 5th place in the mentioned competition’s standings.
This text was automatically translated using AI.
Author: editorial Football Planet