EURO U21: Nino Marcelli had a share in both goals of Slovakia against the Spaniards
BRATISLAVA. Immediately after the match there was a whistle, which in a few seconds replaced brightness. People in the Arena on the Brick Field got up and accompanied by applause. « Slovakia, Slovakia, » they shouted.
Despite being disappointed. They got a knocker in the last minute. Football players of Slovakia in the first match European Championship under 21 years of age lost at home with Spanish 2: 3.
Shortly after the match, a little boy ran to the pitch, maybe he was ten years old. The growing organizers spacified it fiercely and quite hard. They were held, but maybe too much. There was a whistle from the stands.
The players of Slovakia and the coach calmed the situation and took pictures of the boys. « He wanted to do a selfie with one of the players. The organizers spacified him a little, so we tried to calm it down, » explained coach Jaroslav Kentoš.
He was proud of the players despite the loss. According to Sofascore, the highest stamp was the goalkeeper Ľubomír Belko – Oshtka. He had six successful interventions, held the team several times. In the end, however, he was a loser when Tárrega extended him and decided.
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Marcelli at two goals
The Slovaks lost after half -time 0: 2, but at the beginning of the second half equalized. They were enough for seven minutes. The main engine of the reversal was Nino Marcelli. The Winger and the Slav player may have used that he is at home in the Brick Field and knows this environment like no one else.
« I enjoyed the match in front of the crowded stadium. It’s like a dream come true, » Marcelli said.
At first he kept a heavy ball against the Spaniards and ideally assisted. True defender Samuel Kopásek reduced. A few seconds, Marcelli broke into the 16th and the Spaniards stopped him only by foul. Suslov leveled from the penalty.
« He confirmed his qualities. He has not reached much in Slavs lately, but has shown his huge potential for the future against the Spaniards. He has parameters for a better competition than the Niké League, » Kentoš praised it.
Praise from Catalonia
« He was the best home player, » the Catalan Sport wrote.
Marcelli is one of the youngest Slovaks in the cadre, is 2005 and in May he was only twenty. He scored six goals in the national team’s jersey.
« I always try to help the team as much as possible and I am glad that I helped him to two goals today. The pity of the goal at the end of the match, » Marcelli said. He also scored two key passes, Sofascore gave him a stamp 7.7.
« In the first half we seem to know what to play. During the break we said how we wanted to play and who should run and run. It came out and we equalized to 2: 2. With, Suslík » (Tomáš Suslov, note) we thought one more such a situation would come. »
Can be sold
In his first season (2023/24) he scored ten league goals in Slovan’s jersey, which was a big thing.
However, the last club season was not better and more expected from him. Overall, he played up to 48 matches, but in most of them he jumped into the game as a substitute. A total of five goals, of which only three in the Niké League.
Marcelli also tried the main phase of the Champions League, where he jumped into eight matches (331 minutes) of 2024/25. He also scored a goal against the famous AC Milan. It was this club that also showed interest.
The head of the Slavs was four million euros for Marcelli. However, the successful European Championship in 21 can change a lot and sell the player.
On Saturday his team is waiting for Italy, playing at 21.00 in Trnava. The last rival is Romania. « Now we have two more matches in front of us, in which we want two victories, » Marcelli believes.
