Interblock suffer their fifth defeat of the season in a city showdown: Ilirija score three goals to win Round 7 of the Eon NextGen League
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On Sunday, in the 7th round of the Eon NextGen League, city rivals from Ljubljana faced off, with Interblock hosting Ilirija at Ježica. Interblock suffered their fifth defeat of the season as Ilirija scored three goals, securing their third victory and climbing into the early part of the youth national championship standings. The match ended with a score of 3:1 in favor of the visitors.
The star for Ilirija was Eroll Šabanaj, who netted two goals—his first came in the 11th minute to put Ilirija ahead 1:0, and the second was in the 72nd minute, making it 3:0. The former player of Bravo was playing in just his second match of the U19 league this season. Tomas Puc also contributed to Ilirija’s tally, scoring a penalty in the 23rd minute. Late in the game, Lars Podbregar, who had just entered the field two minutes prior, scored a consolation goal for Interblock in the 77th minute.
Interblock, who have won twice and lost five times in their seven matches, fielded a lineup including Čepin, Railić, Krajner, Handanović, Mraz, Kovesdi, Čaušević Ferhatović, Babenko, Perković, Tomsić, and Avdić. They also saw appearances from Glažar, Slijepčević, Rugelj, Grabnar, and Podbregar. Robert Kopčič, the coach of Ilirija, sent out a squad featuring Strmec, Nikolić, Matanović, Adrović, Šabanaj, Ristić, Puc, Stojanov, Pavlič, Kukavic, and Pantić, with Veber, Jelača, Ćosić, and Letić coming off the bench.
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Author: editorial Football Planet