Marcel Ratnik is not hiding his satisfaction after a great game in the eternal derby: “My goal? A well-coordinated action, which bore fruit this time”
That Olimpija beat Maribor on Saturday in Stožice is to blame Marcel Ratnik. A young Prekmurčan scored in 154. the eternal derby the goal that gave Olimpija the victory and became the youngest captain in the history of the Green-Whites to hit the net of their rivals from Štajerska. No wonder Marcel Ratnik was beaming with satisfaction after the 2-1.
“We are very happy with the way we played the eternal derby,” admitted Marcel Ratnik, only 19 years old, and continued. In the first half, we had a lot of chances, we led the game and dictated a high tempo. But unfortunately, we didn’t manage to make the most of all the chances we had. It’s a pity, because our advantage after the first half could have been higher. We scored again in the second half, but unfortunately we got a quick goal, which ‘cut us a bit short’. We gave the game to our opponents, which was not the smartest thing to do, but we still managed to finish the game and deservedly won.”
Marcel Ratnik: “They’ve clearly run out of composure”
Marcel Ratnik scored in front of 5380 spectators in 65. minute after Jorge Silva’ s cross was headed into the net. “I’m certainly glad I aimed for the full. I stood on the other wicket, waited, turned a bit and scored! It was a real action that worked this time. Despite the fact that the people of Maribor were aware of our action, they clearly lacked concentration. I stayed focused on my goal and managed to beat the visitors’ defence,” after his third goal in
Telemach First League
added Marcel Ratnik.
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