Slovan took the first step to win at Kodeljevo

Ljubljana’s handball players have taken a determined step towards the premiere title of national champions. At the first showdown of the final series in two victories, 1,200 spectators in the home hall at Kodeljevo chased off the defenders of the title from Velenje. The second game will start on June 4 in Velenje at 8.15pm, and the third will be on June 8 at 6 pm in Ljubljana.

Choosing a home coach Uroša Zorman They immediately took the games into their own hands and after nine minutes they led with 7: 3. Until leaving for a big break, they had rivals from the Šalek Valley in the result, who surprised paper favorites from Celje in the semi -final series.

With aggressive defense and bravurous defenses Nebojša Bojicbut also by running the ball in the middle of the playground after a goal, in the 22nd minute they led for the first time for five goals (13: 8). At halftime, their advantage was six goals (15: 9), which was also the highest in the first half of the match.

The people of Ljubljana also had scissors and canvas in their hands in the second half. In the 43rd minute, they first led for ten goals (24:14) and the match was decided.

The five -time national champions from Velenje worked to the best of their ability, but because of the shorter bench and the worse set of quality players, they were not able to cope with the highly ambitious Ljubljana residents this season. They are on a beautiful way to bring another home laurel to their showcases after April triumph in the cup competition.

In Ljubljana’s occupation, they were most effective Jaka Malus and Greek Nikolaos Tzortziniswho scored five goals each, and the goalkeeper of Bojic collected 13 defenses. The Velenje team is Enej Slatinek Jovičič reached five, Tarik Velić and Goti Maricic And four goals.

« From the first to the last minute we had control of the rivals. We played brilliantly until 52 minutes, but in the playoffs we had a lot of loosen.

« It is difficult to counter the Slavic. He had appropriate answers to all our attempts, and physical strength is firmly on his side. In the second game in Velenje, we will try to raise our game and blackmail a third game, » said the strategist of Velenje after the defeat Zoran Jovicicwhile the goalkeeper Emir Taletovic He added: « The start of the match was not so bad, but we shot some ‘clean’ shots. At the beginning of the second half, we fell in defense, which the people of Ljubljana used to do. At the end of the duel, we rose, but the advantage of the people of Ljubljana was simply too high. »