Ilirija scored four out of five goals in Šiška to win 3:2: Domžale had to concede on the road to last year’s champions
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In the 4th round of the youth Eon NextGen League, two teams from the Ljubljana basin faced off on Sunday. Ilirija, hosting Domžale in Šiška, secured a 3:2 victory in front of 100 spectators. For Ilirija, this was their second win of the new season, and the yellow family also has six points so far.
The visitors took the lead in the 14th minute when home player Miljan Pantić accidentally scored an own goal. Despite this setback, Ilirija did not falter. In the 27th minute, the highly promising Denis Videnović, only 16 years old but already with 11 goals in 16 matches in the U19 league, equalized. Ilirija took the lead in the 34th minute with a goal from Luka Škof, his second goal of the season. In the second half, Domžale equalized in the 61st minute through substitute Matica Malnar. The winning goal for Ilirija came in the 73rd minute from summer recruit Inas Kukavica, formerly of Triglav, who scored his second consecutive goal.
It’s noteworthy that Ilirija scored their third goal despite having one player less on the field at that time. Nace Lepoša received a direct red card in the 65th minute, but this did not prove too great an obstacle for the home team on their way to victory.
Robert Kopčič, coach of the defending youth champions of Slovenia, opted for the lineup Strmec, Nikolić, Štricelj, Videnović, Adrović, Škof, Kukavica, Puc, Pavlič, Lepoša, Pantić, with contributions from the bench by Stojanov, Zorko, Jelača, Letić, and Bajc. Dejan Djuranović, who leads Domžale, selected the lineup Matičič, Štifter, Bohinc, Radiković, Šerbec, Kranjčič, Nikić, Kramberger, Jereb, Malov, Voldrih, Simčič. The bench, which had only four players, included Midžan, Malnar, and Jančič.
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Author: editorial Football Planet