The 157th Eternal Derby is approaching and NZS has already selected the referee who will officiate the match. Nejc Kajtazović will be in charge at Ljudski vrt
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What will be for Maribor and Olimpija already the 157th Eternal Derby in a row, will be exactly the 159th match for Nejc Kajtazović in the Prva liga Telemach. In the penultimate round of the Slovenian championship, eternal rivals from the capital city of Styria and Ljubljana, the Slovenian Football Association (NZS) has already announced that Nejc Kajtazović will officiate at Ljudski vrt.
For 42-year-old from Kranj, this will be the sixth league Eternal Derby, on which he will be assisted by Matej Žunič and Davor Brezar, while the fourth official will be Aleksandar Matković. Operating the VAR technology at the Styrian football temple will be Matej Jug and Mihael Antić.
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While on the 156th Eternal Derby, Martin Matoša performed his duties so well that he was publicly praised by Ante Šimundža, the coach of Maribor, Nejc Kajtazović has been criticized in the past by both people from the Styrian club and fans of the purple ones. However, statistics also reveal an interesting fact: Nejc Kajtazović has refereed Maribor 43 times, during which the latter lost only 6 times. He has refereed Olimpija 42 times, with the Dragons suffering 12 defeats…
Even the last Eternal Derby, officiated by Nejc Kajtazović, was won by Maribor, as in September 2022, in front of 8250 spectators at Ljudski vrt, they triumphed 1-0. The only goal against Olimpija, led by Robert Prosinečki, was scored by Ognjen Mudrinski.
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