Maribor wins 13th consecutive Eon NextGen Youth League title: 87th minute own goal saves the Violets in Carinthia
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The current youth national champion Maribor celebrated their fourth win of the 2024/25 season and extended their winning streak in the Eon NextGen League to 13 games. However, the young Styrians were fortunate this time. During their away game in Koroška against Fužinar, the victory was secured by a late own goal from the home team’s captain, Neo Mrkonjić, who scored an own goal three minutes before the end of the match. The game ended 1:0 in favor of the visitors from the Styria capital, who remain unbeaten at the start of the new season.
Fužinar, who hosted both Olimpija and Maribor at home at the beginning of the season, started the match in front of 180 spectators with the following lineup: Reberšak, Ježovnik, Rožič, Mrkonjić, Naveršnik, Lesjak, Sequeira, Tamše-Marinič, Lakovšek, Vukolić, Leniči, Turinek, and had Sulejmanović, Halilović, and Potočnik as substitutes.
The guests from Ljudski Vrt opted for the lineup of Handanović, Rasheed, Kramberger, Žavbi, Podlesnik, Ristić, Rabič, Mihelič, Meško, Roze, Sinković. Coach Dejan Dončić also gave playing time to Schaubauchu, Rožiču Šuligoju, Ostercu, Antiču Kurbusu, and Vogrinčiču.
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