Koper was already leading 2:0 and then 3:1, but Krka didn’t want to surrender: Exceptional Gregor Medle with a hat-trick ensured an exciting draw
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The youth Eon NextGen league concluded its 29th round on Saturday, adding the final dose of competitive thrill to the competition. Maribor secured the title of national champions, and the two clubs moving to a lower tier of the competition are known: Nafta and Tabor. Meanwhile, Krka has definitively secured its survival, which was practically assured already before the current match of the Novo mesto team due to Nafta’s defeat. They visited Koper, where the spectators – there were 50 of them gathered – witnessed six goals and an exciting 3:3 draw.
Koper remained without a victory, although they were leading 2:0 and then 3:1. The hosts secured an early lead with goals in the 14th and 19th minutes, scored by Žan Žabkar and Matija Fonda. But soon after, the exceptionally inspired visiting captain, Gregor Medle, began his show. He scored the first goal for Krka in the 24th minute and equalized just six minutes later. Nevertheless, Koper went into halftime with the lead after Luka Žavbi scored in the 36th minute.
The second half was much less exciting in terms of goals, and Krka secured the draw only shortly before the end of the match. In the 90th minute, the Dolenjska team was awarded a penalty, which was converted by none other than Gregor Medle, completing his hat-trick and setting the final score at 3:3. Gregor Medle is also Krka’s top scorer this season, the player who also collects minutes in the 2. SNL, having scored 11 goals.
Koper, currently seventh on the table, lined up Vodan Jecelj, J. Pečjak, Fonda, Žavbi, Žabkar, Lamadžema, Slak, Šavor, Rizvić, Tunanović, Milošević for their penultimate match of the season, with Šarlah, Aščić Pijaža, Žigart, Prodan, and Bučić also making appearances. Krka, securing their first draw since last October, opted for Panić, Barborič, Božič, Mitič, Bušić, Medle, Kržan, Meze, Pirc, Ćosić, Sečen in their starting lineup, with Jarkovič, Kastelic, Novak, Zaletel, and Kolmanič also given opportunities.
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