Slovenia – Slovakia: Rating players in the relegation of the League of Nations 2024/2025
BRATISLAVA. The Slovak national football team did not advance to the B-Division of the League of Nations. In Ljubljana she lost to Slovenia 0: 1.
The Slovaks were not enough for 210 minutes to overcome the star goalkeeper Jan Cloud in the goal of the Slovenian national team.
Several players had promising chances and Slovakia was better than the opponent in most of the game.
Martin Dúbravka – 7
The Slovak goalkeeper is no worse than Jan Oblak, he did it in two big chances of home.
At the beginning of the second half, he pushed the ball to the corner at the chance of Benjamin Šaška, just before the end of the regular time he caught it again. He also destroyed a great chance in overtime.
The difference between two teams was in the quality of the end: when Adam Gnezda Cherin got uncovered to the head, he placed the goalkeeper in the counter -movement and gave him a chance. The Slovaks did not have such an uncompromising terminator.
Norbert Gyömbér – 5.5
A big heartbreaker, who is always willing to sacrifice himself for representation and usually earns criticism of fans.
He is not a true defender, but he can play solidly in this post. In Ljubljana, he was also boldly embarking on offensive events, he had good arrest in the space, once sent a dangerous ball in front of the goal. Over time, his offensive activities were more sporadic and was more comprehensive.
Milan Škriniar – 6.5
In the first match he completely erased Šeška. Although he lost a few fights in Ljubljana, he did his high standard.
In the overtime he sent an excellent pass for defense Tupt, who did not escape the offside trap.
Ivan Mesík – 7
Clearly the discovery of this double match. Dutch Holland Heracles Almelo, due to the injury of Obert and Vavra, was given a chance in Ljubljana from the beginning and finally he was on the pitch until 118 minutes.
He played fearlessly forward, and in the first minute he sent a good perpendicular to the open space, from which Duda almost benefited. During the match he pushed himself several times into the attack.
He was sovereign, while it was his second national start. The Slovak national team does not really have to worry about the tracker post.
David Hancko – 7
Played the jubilee 50. The match in the national jersey. He wasn’t 100 % fit, but he did one hundred percent.
He was close to the goal, just before the end of regular time after the corner kick Dudu headed very dangerously. The cloud had to show his art to set off the ball.
Matúš Bero – 6
He played sympathetic and active, already in 10 minutes shot, he understood well on the pitch with Suslov.
It was at the most important moment, however, their cooperation failed: he looked at the home goal, but he could no longer get to the uncovered Adam Gnezda Čerin and the like was Suslov.
Finally, this moment decided that Slovakia will also spend the next edition of the League of Nations in the C-Division.
Stanislav Lobotka – 7
The double football player of the year can pull unexpected solutions out of the repertoire: after a quarter of an hour he was famous for the game and sent a good ball to Suslova.
Lobotka plays very useful even in the less effective aspects of the game, he can predict opponents passes, win the balls and stop the feature of the opponent. But his art was not enough this time.
Ondrej Duda – 7
One of the most active players on the pitch, got into a chance after 38 seconds of the game, improved his shooting angle, but the cloud did not beat.
« His personal creativity did not allow him to behave as the right predator, » said TV expert Ladislav Borbély.
It was active in front of the IV pre -finals, but over time there was already a tension. When the camera took it closely, the observant viewers could subtract the most famous Italian curse from his lips.
His activity finally was wasted and also received a yellow card.
Ivan Schranz – 6
He got into the basic line -up at the expense of Lukáš Haraslín and, 38, could overcome Jan Oblkra for 38 minutes.
His killer shooting instinct this time does not work as during the European Championship, when he converted the chances in cold blood.
Robert Boženík – 5
« My God, » the commentator Marcel Merčiak said spontaneously when Boženík was in a huge chance before the end of the first half and did not convert it.
The task of the middle striker is not only to score goals, but Boženík did not always succeed in trying to hold and skill the ball with teammates.
It was his 50. The match in the national team. The effort cannot be denied, but the team needed to score unconditionally and that failed.
Tomáš Suslov – 6
He was really everywhere, he was able to change the rhythm of the game, he could accelerate, he himself got into promising positions and created them with centers and teammates.
But even he did not score the desired goal and lost his nerves. At a key moment, he also just watched from the back of Cruine, as he scored.
Lukáš Haraslín – 6.5
He started at 75 minutes and suffered a lot. He was most often fouled, he was stopped five times illegally.
He dared for dribling, of six attempts he was five times successful, won nine of thirteen fights.
Once he tried his legendary wrap, but inaccurately.
Samuel Mráz – 6
He also started in the 75th minute, had a few good hints, pulled the action well, managed to capture the opponent’s pass.
In the chance of Ľubomír Tupta, however, he also stood as prick, while the ball flew in front of the Slovenian goal.
László Bénes, Ľubomír Tupta, David Ďuriš – without a sign
Bénes has a great left -hander and can devise unexpected things, but he did not start until it burned and could no longer prepare the ideal opportunities under pressure. After the center of Suslova, he had a balance on his head, but he was aiming inaccurately.
Tupta jumped into the game great, immediately in a chance, although it turned out to be in the offside.
On the goal of the cloud, however, he managed to send a surprising shot, which was not missing a lot to let it flow into the goal.
Ďuriš spent only a few minutes on the pitch.
