Nafta remains at the bottom of the table in the youth Eon NextGen league: The Prekmurje team once again came away empty-handed, with Maj Škoflek being the hero for Aluminij
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Nafta can boast perhaps the best conditions for working with young players in Slovenia, but despite that, the club from Lendava faces a bleak scenario: relegation from the youth Eon NextGen league. The Blues are in a considerable crisis in terms of results, as evidenced by the standings: Nafta is currently at the bottom. The Prekmurje team also suffered a defeat in the 22nd round of the youth championship, losing at home to Aluminij.
The hero of the visiting team from Kidričevo, who won 2-1, was the two-goal scorer Maj Škoflek. The young player, who has already sat on the bench for the senior team of a Slovenian top-flight club this season, scored the first goal of the match in the 10th minute. Just nine minutes later, Jan Rajh equalized to 1-1, and for a long time, it seemed that the match would end in a draw. However, in the 80th minute, Maj Škoflek dramatically converted a penalty kick to secure Aluminij’s victory with his eighth goal of the season.
Nafta, currently last in the standings, started the match with Fras, Sintič, Jurović, Gonza, Rajh, Čuček Bezjak, Zamuda, Plej, Horvat, Pigac, Bacinger, and later Macanović, Lavrenčič, and Leljak came on. Simon Vidovič, the coach of Aluminij, opted for the starting eleven: Petek, Colarič, Schaubach, Popović, Simonić, Škoflek, Mesarič, Brumec, Žerjav, Rahle, Glodić, with Škerget, Repina, Vuković, Kosar, and Čeh on the bench. Aluminij is currently in 10th place in the Eon NextGen league standings.
Standings after the 22nd round of the youth Eon NextGen league: Olimpija 46, Maribor 44, Brinje Grosuplje and Mura 42 each, Celje 37, Radomlje and Domžale 34 each, Koper 33, Bravo 31, Aluminij 27, Rudar Velenje 26, Gorica and Tabor 20 each, Krka, Ilirija, and Nafta 18 each.
Top scorers: 18 – Jaka Domjan (Mura), 12 – Vid Štefanec (Domžale), Marcos Tavares (Maribor), 11 – Elmir Avdić (Rudar Velenje), Dino Kojić (Olimpija), 10 – Maj Blažič (Gorica), Mihajlo Pavlović (Tabor), Anej Horvat (Nafta), Matej Malenšek (Radomlje)…
Next round fixtures – Saturday, March 30: Radomlje – Bravo (16:00), Monday (April 1): Gorica – Mura, Brinje Grosuplje – Krka, Tabor – Celje, Koper – Ilirija, Maribor – Rudar, Olimpija – Nafta (all at 16:00), Aluminij – Domžale (at 17:00).
This text was automatically translated using AI.
Author: editorial Football Planet