Oliver Bogatinov very satisfied after victory over Olimpija: “The boys showed that they can fight for every meter of space even in Stožice”
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Koper played against Olimpija in their last match of the 11th round of the Slovenian championship and won with a score of 1:0, with the goal scored by Omar El Manssouri. In the second half, Metod Jurhar, the goalkeeper of Koper, saved a penalty from the Portuguese player of the home team, Diogo Pinto, and the guests’ coach Oliver Bogatinov was understandably very pleased with his team’s performance after the match.
“Congratulations to the boys, and also to Metod Jurhar for saving the penalty. From the first to the last moment, they gave everything they had. This time they showed a great desire, especially in the second half when there was less play and the idea of defending the result was more prominent. The first half was more watchable; perhaps another goal could have been scored. That’s the quality; we have now played eight matches without conceding a goal, and this time we also stopped a penalty. The pitch was a bit difficult for us. After warming up, the boys said it would be hard to play. We adapted, and I think the match in the first half was very watchable, while in the second half, there were mainly a lot of emotions,” said Koper’s coach Oliver Bogatinov after the match in Stožice.
Bogatinov also addressed the injury of Isaac Matondo, who provided the assist for the only goal of the match. “Isaac Matondo had an incredible opportunity. The situation surprised him, and he didn’t know how to react. Unfortunately, the same player got injured in the last minutes of the first half, which forced us to make a substitution. We had to adapt. The boys who were on the field showed that they could fight for every meter of space even in Stožice.”
The coach of the coastal club also commented on the refereeing mistakes that occurred in the first part of the season following their victory over the top team: “I wouldn’t want to repeat what happened in the first quarter of the championship. When we played against Celje, we practically already defeated them, but a controversial situation occurred. We also proved in the first quarter that we can compete with the top three in the Slovenian league. We acknowledge that they are the favorites, but at the same time, we want them to confirm that quality on the field. We play to win every match, and I think that was confirmed this time as well.”
Finally, Oliver Bogatinov touched on the upcoming national team break: “It will be beneficial for us. We have several minor injuries. We are playing a friendly match on Saturday. We have everything prepared for the period when matches against competitors for that desired fourth place will come.”
This text was automatically translated using AI.
Author: editorial Football Planet