Marko Božić from Maribor emphasized before the 156th Eternal Derby against Olimpija: “We don’t deserve to be third”
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Wednesday will be reserved for the 156th Eternal Derby in Slovenian football, Olimpija and Maribor will face each other this time at the Stožice Stadium, where the match will kick off at 6:30 PM. At Maribor, Marko Božić will do everything for his team to win, and he emphasized an interesting thought before their visit to Ljubljana: the midfielder believes that his club does not deserve to finish the season in third place in the Prva liga Telemach standings.
“We are aware of how much success in the derby means to people in Maribor, to all our fans. Equally, it means a lot to us players. The derby always brings special feelings, additional inspiration, and we will do everything to win. Since Monday morning, complete focus has been in place, with thorough preparations for the next match. We don’t deserve to be in third place, we still have two chances to win against Olimpija, once against Celje, and as long as possible, we will strive to climb higher in the standings,” Marko Božić told the club’s website.
Marko Božić: “We are in good form”
Marko Božić reiterated the words of coach Ante Šimundža that Maribor faced poor refereeing in Ljubljana against Bravo over the weekend. However, despite the fact that the violets ended up with a draw, the 25-year-old Austrian-born footballer is convinced that this will not have much of an impact on the team ahead of the eternal derby with the dragons from Ljubljana.
“We knew the match would be challenging, in specific circumstances. I believe we had many opportunities to score the second goal. We didn’t manage to, and neither did our opponents, which is good because we didn’t lose. Unfortunately, we didn’t win and continue the successful streak in the spring part. We can regret allowing them to score due to our own mistake. The referee did not intervene during the match, and there was a new situation with the change of possession. But we had to accept that decision and continue playing. We created chances, among which we should have capitalized on a few more. Later, at Jakupović’s goal, unfortunately, there was an offside, but we still had some chances that we didn’t convert. However, it’s noticeable that we are in good form, at a good moment, and I hope that in the derby on Wednesday, we will create opportunities and score more goals than our opponents,” added the former Frosinone player.
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