Zala Meršnik’s debut for Al Ittihad: 2:1 win anda penalty saved
Photo: Al Ittihad Ladies
Tudi Zala Meršnik is one of many Slovenian women who switched clubs this summer. Surprisingly, she moved from Spain’s La Liga to Saudi Arabia, where she strengthened the club Al Ittihad, which, among male competitors, features many of the biggest names in world football.
Meršnik once again proved to be a penalty-saving specialist
Yesterday was the time for the 23-year-old goalkeeper to make her debut. Al Ittihad hosted the team Al Qadisiyah at home and celebrated a victory of 2:1. Meršnik and her teammates took the lead in the 15th minute when Lili Iskander scored. Just seven minutes later, the visiting team had a chance to equalize, but the Slovenian goalkeeper had other plans. She saved a penalty taken by Sara Gunnarsdottir and once again proved that she is a true specialist in saving penalties.
Her teammates doubled the lead in the second half. In the 69th minute, Leticia Nunes converted a penalty into a goal. The visitors mitigated their defeat in the 86th minute when Ajara Njoya Nchout scored a consolation goal. With this goal, she also prevented Meršnik from keeping a “clean” sheet in the first round.
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