Olimpija and Maribor impressed in Split: Dragons won the eternal derby in the final, all individual prizes went to guests from Slovenia
Last week, Split hosted the 19th international tournament Prvi koraci (First Steps), where, among other things, players in the U13 age group were able to prove their worth. The final victory was also contested by Olimpija and Maribor, who in a strong competition (Dinamo Zagreb, MTK Budapest…) had a string of excellent results and in the end both made it all the way to the final.
After successful performances in the group stage, Olimpija defeated Zadar (3:0) in the quarter-finals and was beaten by GOŠK from Dubrovnik (2:0) in the semi-finals. Maribor brought Istria to its knees in the quarter-finals (1:0) and beat Split (2:0) in the final. The final match was tense and exciting, but in the end it was Olimpija who won the match, beating Maribor 2:1.
The young Slovenians also took home all the individual awards in the boys’ U13 category. Aldin Artuković was selected as the best football player of the tournament, while Sven Hočevar, the younger brother of Svit Hočevar, a cadet national team player and also a member of Olimpija , won the title of the best goal scorer. Maribor also took home an individual trophy, with Ismar Klopić being named the tournament’s best goalkeeper.
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