Maribor justify their UEFA Youth League title and dispel any doubts about promotion: half a dozen goals from Gibraltar
Photo: NK Maribor
Maribor can now set their sights on the second round of qualifying in the UEFA Youth League, where they will face the Ukrainian giant Dinamo from Kiev. The return leg at their first hurdle will only serve as an easier training session for the young Štajers, who return from Gibraltar with a high and well-deserved 6:0 victory. The purples were significantly better opponents than the home team Lincoln Red Imps.
Maribor started the match very well and took the lead in the 12th minute, after a play by Žan Meško forced the home goalkeeper to only deflect the ball, which was then picked up by Denis Videnović and sent into the top corner. Just four minutes later, it was already 2:0 for the Slovenians, after a corner taken by Gal Mikluš Senekovič was headed in by Nik Podlesnik.
Maribor scored their third goal in the 48th minute, when Denis Videnović added an assist to his stats, allowing Nejc Viher to shoot and increase the lead for the Štajers. The fourth goal came in the 72nd minute, when Žan Meško finally found the net on his second attempt, sealing the high victory for the Slovenian champions in the U19 category. Žan Meško, who was also in the senior squad for Maribor at the end of the past weekend, scored his second goal of the match in the 89th minute after a pass from Nejc Rabič, but even then, the goal-scoring was not over. In the 92nd minute, Taj Rožič Šuligoj added another goal, setting the final score at 6:0.
The return leg, which will not decide anything further, is scheduled for October 2, and Maribor, who was recently taken over by Radovan Karanović in the youth category, will interestingly host it in Kidričevo.
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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