Matija Boben is just 90 minutes away from autumn in Europe: The Slovenian defender with CRF from Cluj initially defeated the Cypriot Pafos
Photo: CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj, a football club from Romania, has remained unbeaten in Europe for the fifth consecutive time. A significant contribution to this achievement came from a Slovenian player who has likely received less media attention in recent months than he surely deserves. Matija Boben won the Romanian runner-up title last season, with CFR Cluj finishing just three points behind the champions from Bucharest. The Slovenian defender and his teammates earned qualification for the Conference League, where CFR Cluj is currently impressing.
The club from Dr. Constantin Radulescu Stadium first eliminated Neman Grodno 5-0, then Maccabi Petah Tikva from Israel 2-0 (with Luka Štor also playing for the Israelis in the first leg), and in the opening match of the final qualifying round, they were also better than Pafos.
The Cypriots lost the first leg on Romanian soil 0-1, with Meriton Korenica being the hero for CFR Cluj, scoring the only goal of the match in the 16th minute. Matija Boben, the 30-year-old former player of Triglav, Ivančna Gorica, Bolton, Gorica, Rostov, Livorno, Ternana, and Pescara, proved himself in the heart of the home defense for all 90 minutes, receiving a yellow card just before the end of the first half. CFR Cluj secured the victory despite Ciprian Deac being sent off in the 40th minute.
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