Rudar in better and better form in the Eon NextGen League: the Young Knaps celebrate their fourth win in their last five games, Ilirija fall 5:2
Both newcomers to the Eon NextGen League are playing above expectations at the start of the new season. Tabor is in the golden middle, Rudar is even higher in the rankings. The Velenje players are increasingly stirring the pot at the top of the standings after winning four of their last five games and taking a whopping 13 points.
On Saturday, Rudar was away in Ljubljana, where they completely defeated Ilirija, the defending junior champions from last season. The young Knaps scored five goals in the capital, led 5:0 and won 5:2.
Ilirija: Strmec, Kobal, Stojinović, Pori, Zyberi, Dagarin, Škof, Vučko, Hace, Pavlič, Lepoša. Also starred Lukežič, Švigelj.
Rudar Velenje: Brecl Ojsteršek, Šehović, Nahtigal, Štitić, Kadrić, Galić, Bosnić, Abbas, Majhen, Avdić, Cugmas, Mijošek. Other players: Sulejmanovic, Skorsšek, Krejić, Marsel.
Rudar took the lead in 15. minute, when he scored his second goal after returning from Koper scored by Tarik Abbas. V 24. Marin Galić Bosnić scored in the first minute, but the real drama came at the start of the second half. V 47. and 50. Rudar’s top scorer and the second most efficient player in the league, Elmir Avdić, scored twice in the first minute, during which time Ilirija received two red cards. First Luka Škof was sent off, followed by Mark Stojinović.
The visitors scored two more through Anže Majhn, but then got two more goals. In 70th Yzer Zyberi scored for the home team and in the 94th minute Jon Švigelj scored for the home team, Rudar jumped to seventh place in the Eon NextGen league standings, while Ilirija is only 14th with seven points.
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