The trophy slips through Olimpija’s fingers even in the youth Eon NextGen league, Ljubljana angry at the referees: Three goals from Mura, three alleged mistakes
Olimpija has not been a champion in the youth category for ages. And it seems increasingly likely that the 2023/24 season will not be theirs either. True, the battle is not over yet, but Olimpija lost an incredibly important, perhaps even crucial match in the Eon NextGen league on Monday. The little dragons took the lead on their visit to Murska Sobota, only to concede three goals and lose. Interestingly, after the match at the Fazanerija, the club from Ljubljana attributed the blame for the failure against Mura more than clearly to the … referees!
Youth sports should, of course, primarily be dedicated to development and learning. Learning from mistakes is unquestionably part of it. But mistakes are made by everyone. Football is no exception. Players make mistakes, coaches make mistakes, and referees make mistakes too. That’s why such public criticisms seem completely unnecessary to the participants in youth football, although disappointment after defeats is certainly understandable, carrying with it the mistakes.
Anyway, after the youth match in Prekmurje, Olimpija was apparently very dissatisfied with the refereeing, as evidenced by the post of the Ljubljana club on social media. “The dragons deservedly took the lead in today’s extremely important match in the battle for the top of the Eon NextGen league in the 63rd minute when Oskar Ivanjko Vidmar scored. The home team then managed to equalize from an offside position, and just before the end, they took the lead from a corner that shouldn’t have been given due to the previous incorrect execution of the throw-in. The third goal for the home team came from a ‘clean’ penalty in injury time,” the dragons made it clear what they thought about the work done by the refereeing team led by the main referee Jure Hrvackij in Murska Sobota. Haven’t heard of him yet? Of course not. In the youth league, “professionals” don’t referee…
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