Zoran Zeljković dissatisfied with the refereeing after the draw in Murska Sobota: “The first goal was controversial; obviously, I am not familiar with the rules well”
Photo: Blaž Weindorfer / Sportida
Olimpija did not take advantage of Celje’s slip-up on Saturday, as they only drew at home with Maribor. If the Dragons had won away against Mura, they would have closed the gap to the leading club in the Prva liga Telemach to just five points. However, it also ended 1-1 at Fazanerija. Zoran Zeljković, Olimpija’s coach, did not hide his dissatisfaction after the match. Not only because his team didn’t win, but also due to the performance of referee Matej Jug and his assistants.
“Apparently, I don’t know the rules well. The first goal in the match is very controversial for me. Our player was fouled, and later, we conceded a goal from that situation. If that didn’t affect the goal, then I don’t know what can. According to the rules, the goal should not have stood. The referees will probably say that we already had the ball at our feet, but it was a foul and even a yellow card. In seminars, they teach us that when you step on the opponent like that, you receive a yellow punishment,” Zoran Zeljković told the club’s website after the match in Murska Sobota.
Zeljković: “We won’t give up”
Regarding his team’s performance and the final draw, Ljubljana’s coach continued: “We are disappointed. We came to Murska Sobota to win, unfortunately, we didn’t succeed. We were punished for some things, but we have to look forward. Considering possession, there were too few shots on goal. The opponent defended low; we had certain opportunities, but the finishing touch was missing. That way, we managed to equalize, and in that way, we could have threatened Mura’s goal even more. We were close, but there were wrong decisions and maybe one touch too many. Of course, I am not satisfied with that part.”
Despite Olimpija failing to close in on Celje, Zoran Zeljković emphasizes that the battle for the title is by no means decided by chance: “Every time we don’t win, we are sorry. In the end, we are to blame ourselves. We had enough chances to score, but there are still many points in play, and we won’t give up. Just like we didn’t today. This is definitely a positive thing. There are still many tough matches ahead, where I believe everyone will drop points. I hope we will be better in that regard.”
Photo: Blaž Weindorfer / Sportida
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