The Slovenian team started its preparations for the Euro Cup in Germany with a victory over Armenia (2-1) in a friendly match. The Slovenian coach Matjaz Kek He rested the goalkeeper of Atlético de Madrid Jan Oblak.
A circumstance that did not prevent the Balkan team, which will face England, Denmark and Serbia in the first stage of the continental tournament, to win, even with more suffering than expected.
Ilicic enters and sentence
The front Jan Mlakar, a player from Italian Pisa, opened the scoring for the locals in the eleventh minute by sending a loose ball into the nets in the area with a volley shot. But in the 56th minute the defender Varazdat Haroyan He leveled the contest with a header from a corner.
Tie that the 36-year-old veteran attacker was responsible for breaking Josip Ilicic, former player, among others, of Fiorentina and Atalanta, who just four minutes after entering the field showed the reason for his return, more than two and a half years, to the Slovenian team by signing the final 2-1 in the 63rd minute. His previous international match was on November 14, 2021 against Cyprus.
A success that those of Matjaz Kek They will try to repeat next Saturday, again at the Stozice stadium in Ljubljana, against Bulgaria in the last preparation match before the start of the Euro Cup in Germany.
Source: La Verdad
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