To kick off the cup-themed Friday, the women’s final will be held first: for the last trophy of the season, ŽNK Mura Nona and ŽNK Ljubljana will clash
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For the final cup on Friday in the women’s competition is getting closer. For the last trophy of the season, ŽNK Mura Nona and ŽNK Ljubljana will face each other in the Stožice at 16:30. Ljubljana will chase their first trophy ever on “home turf,” while Murašice, on the other hand, are already aiming for their fourteenth cup. The latter could sign under the double crown for the second time.
Final without Evelina Kos: “This is a big blow for us”
An interesting fact is that both defenses in this season’s cup competition have not yet faltered. Ljubljana reached the final after a quarterfinal victory over Radomlje (3:0) and a semifinal win against Ptujčanke (6:0). Mura’s women advanced to the final after a convincing victory over Primorje (9:0) followed by a narrow win in the semifinals against Olimpija (1:0). It will be intriguing to see which team will concede their first goal in the final.
Murašice will enter the final without their defensive pillar. In the last league match, which essentially served as a rehearsal for the final, Evelina Kos sustained an injury. ŽNK Ljubljana, on the other hand, does not have any major injury concerns.
“Last league match was not exactly a rehearsal. It was more of a last match that we played, hoping that no one would get injured. Unfortunately, it happened: we are entering the cup final without Evelina Kos. This is a big blow for us,” commented Mura’s coach Vladimir Kokol on the last match.
“There have been quite a few situations like this throughout this season. Initially, we were without Lucija Kos for five rounds, who is our main player in the midfield. Then Lucija returned, and we lost our first goalkeeper Iva Kocijan. We played against Olimpija with a 16-year-old goalkeeper in goal. Now we are without Evelina, who is the pillar of our defense. But we will somehow manage. However, we are aware that Evelina is difficult to replace. We will play this final for her! In these days, we focus all our attention on tactical integration and principles of play that we will utilize. I have watched Ljubljana twice this season. We know what they do well, where they are dangerous, and where they are vulnerable. To better simulate the conditions on Friday, we train these days at the Fazanerija, on a large pitch,” Vladimir Kokol summarized his thoughts before Friday’s final.
Ljubljana’s coach Urška Žganec said: “From the beginning, we set very ambitious goals for ourselves, one of which is winning the cup title, so desire is not a problem. We are facing a tough, evenly matched game where the details will decide. We respect Mura’s team; we know they are serial national champions, but we are aware of our qualities.”
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