Ljudski vrt remains an impregnable fortress: Maribor undefeated at home for the 16th time in the Prva liga Telemach , this time defeated by Koper
Photo: Žan Pak
Ante Šimundža predicted before the first match after the first international break of the new season that Maribor, after recent squad changes, is strong enough to aim for the double crown. How the season will end is yet to be seen, but for now, Štajers are doing almost everything by the plan in the Telemach First League. On Sunday, they celebrated another victory and proved once again that they are unbeatable at Ljudski vrt. This was the sixteenth consecutive home league match in which Maribor has not lost. Koper resisted as much as they could, but eventually succumbed with a score of 0:2.
In front of 2,500 spectators, only former national defender Luka Krajnc from the recent summer signings started the match against Koper. Andre Sousa, Gyorgy Komaromi, and Sheyi Ojo, a former Liverpool player, were on the bench, along with two local teenagers: Žan Meško (16 years old) and Niko Osterc (17 years old). Benjamin Tetteh, who also signed for Maribor recently, was not yet ready to play and will probably watch his new team’s matches from the stands for a while.
Maribor took the lead in the 22nd minute when Orphe Mbina finished off an excellent team move started by goalkeeper Ažbe Jug. Eventually, the ball was pushed to the scorer by Jan Repas, although the Koper defenders were quite clumsy. Several times they could have intervened and cleared the ball, but they did not. Mbina found himself alone in front of Metod Jurhar, beat him, and celebrated his third goal in the fifth league match of the new season.
The hosts dispelled any doubts about who would enjoy the points after just over an hour of play. The action was started by Mbina and captain Josip Iličić, who passed the ball to Marko Božić. Božić dribbled among the Koper defenders and then shot from the edge of the penalty area, doing so well enough that Metod Jurhar, who had shown his skills several times during the match, was beaten once more.
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