Ilirija went into the match of the Eon NextGen league with only 13 footballers, but the players from Ljubljana remained unbeaten: Celje without a win for the first time this season
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In the Eon NextGen League, only Maribor remains unbeaten, having defeated Olimpija 3-0 in Kidričevo on Friday. Celje, on the other hand, played their first match of the new season without securing a win. The Štajers hosted Ilirija at Olimp with only 120 spectators in attendance. Ilirija traveled with just – believe it or not – 13 players! Despite this, they managed to rise to the challenge and remained unbeaten against a club that had previously won four consecutive matches.
The match between Celje and Ilirija ended in a 1-1 draw, with both goals coming from penalties. The home team took the lead in the 47th minute through captain Haris Kahvedžić, while Tomas Puc equalized in the 62nd minute, marking his first goal ever in the Eon NextGen League. After the draw, Celje trails the leading Maribor by two points, while Ilirija now has 7 points.
Celje started the match with the lineup of Kolar, Žužek, Vukelić, Kahvedžić, Suhovršnik, Čančar, Dassena Ček, Perković, Kurtović, Cvijetić, Rizmal, with Karapandža, Petrak, Miklavc, Dorić, and Gobec also playing. Robert Kopčić, the coach of Ilirija, sent out the starting eleven of Strmec, Nikolić, Adrović, Kukavica, Zorko, Puc, Stojanov, Jelača, Letić, Pavlič, and Pantić. Most of the players played nearly the entire 90 minutes, with Kopčić introducing Bajac and Ćosić only just before the end. And remained alone on the bench…
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