Outrage in Lendava after Nafta’s defeat to Ljubljana Brav: ‘It’s a good thing we have VAR… Thank you for a fair trial!” (VIDEO)
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On Saturday, in the Prva Liga Telemach, Nafta faced Bravo, with the visitors from Ljubljana coming out on top. Bravo capitalized on a costly mistake by Aron Dragoner in the first half, and the only goal of the match was scored by Milan Tučić. Dragoner found himself at the center of attention again just before the final whistle when he appeared to be fouled in Bravo’s penalty area. Video footage confirmed that there was indeed contact, raising questions about whether a penalty should have been awarded.
Referee Alen Borošak initially made no call, and after several minutes of waiting for feedback from the VAR room, he reviewed the footage and, following a long delay, decided not to award a penalty to Nafta. This decision caused significant frustration among the Lendava side. The anger was evident not only on the field but also persisted after the match, even when emotions had cooled slightly.
Rok Pirtovšek, Nafta’s defender, voiced his frustration post-match, criticizing the referee on Instagram. He wrote, “Good thing we have VAR to alert the referee about clear mistakes so that he can correct them… Unless the referee deliberately doesn’t want to do so… Thanks for the fair officiating!” His words resonated strongly, reflecting the anger felt by the Prekmurje team after the game.
The Nafta players were so convinced that a penalty would be awarded, having watched the footage multiple times on a tablet, that their coach Jozsef Bozsik had already designated Szabolcs Szalay as the penalty taker. Instead of taking the spot-kick, Szalay received a yellow card for his protests, and Nafta left the match with another loss instead of at least securing a point.
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