Mitja Ilenič will play the biggest game of his career: the big city derby for a place in the MLS Conference Final
Photo: New York City FC
While nearly two years after his move to the United States of America, there is no longer any trace of the million-dollar amount that the yellow family earned with the deal in Domžale, former member of the club Mitja Ilenič is enjoying a dream period across the Atlantic. Ahead of him is the biggest club match of his career, as the 19-year-old and his teammates from New York City will play their next match in the MLS playoffs on the night from Saturday to Sunday.
If New York City wins the 30th derby against their city rivals, New York Red Bulls, they will advance to the conference final and will be just one match away from the MLS championship final. While the club had to secure two wins in the quarterfinals to progress, now only one match will decide. The big city derby will determine a place in the conference final, where the winner will face the better team from the match between Atlanta United (who surprisingly eliminated Messi’s Inter) and Orlando City, where David Brekalo plays. The two clubs will play in the night from Sunday to Monday.
Mitja Ilenič, who will celebrate his 20th birthday in just over a month, was the hero in the quarterfinals against the favored Cincinnati. The latter won the first match but lost the second. The third ended in a draw, and the outcome was decided only by a long penalty shootout. The decisive penalty was converted by Mitja Ilenič, securing the city derby in the conference semifinals.
If you wish to watch the match live, it is worth noting that the city derby will start at 23:30 Slovenian time.
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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