Svetlin brought the victory of Kek’s chosen
The Slovenian national football team played a friendly match in Luxembourg with a home selected line. Selections Matjaz Kek They won 1: 0 (1: 0) in a slightly truncated lineup. For Slovenia he hit Tamar Svetlin in 44 minutes.
Luxembourg – Slovenia 0: 1 (0: 1)
National Stadium, spectators 7508, judges: de Gabriele, Spiter, Scerra (all Malta).
Sagittarius: 0: 1 – Svetlin (44th).
Slovenia: Vekić, Janža, Bijol, Drkušić, Karničnik, Elšnik (from 78th Zabukovnik), Petrovič, Svetlin (from 78 Verbic), Lovrić (from 90.
The Slovenian species conducted the first of two June tests in Luxembourg before the autumn start of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. So far, the Luxembourg team has beaten four times in four matches, and this time with the goal of Svetlina, he enrolled his fifth victory, although the home rank has resisted well.
On Tuesday, the Slovenes will play a friendly showdown with Bosnia and Herzegovina in Celje, and in the fall they will be qualifying for the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico. They will play in the group against Sweden, Switzerland and Kosovo.
Kek started the match in Luxembourg with quite a rather stirred lineup, as he did not travel with the team Benjamin Seskobecause of certain problems, they were only on the bench Adam nest Čerin and Jan Oblak.
Matjaž Kek, Slovenia’s selector: “I am happy about the boys of this victory in a good atmosphere against a competitor who did not accidentally beat Sweden. For a long time it has been warning itself with good outcomes. At some moments we were good, in certain suffered. The guys who got the opportunity proved that they were worthy of calling. They played bravely and responsibly. «
The latter has replaced in the door Igor Vekicotherwise, in front of it, the defense wall consisted of a standard four. In the middle is instead of Adama nests Čerina at Timi Max Elšnik played Dejan Petrovicin front of them were brightness, Sandi Lovric and Petar Stojanovicand in the tip of the attack was this time Blaž Kramer.
The Slovenes immediately took over the field initiative, the fifth minute was carried out by the locals after the mistake of Elšnik, and finally after Vekic’s intervention, only after the otherwise strong shot Gerson Rodrigues. In the recent period, the latter has been in the mercy of work to the domestic public for domestic violence, which has led him to receive an 18-month suspended sentence.
The Slovenes failed to endanger the home goalkeeper for a long time, but in the 32nd minute they carried out a played campaign from the corner from the right, after which Lovrić came to the lightning, but hit Vanja Drkušićso the ball flew past the door.
In the 44th minute, the Slovenian band only led, Stojanovic made a right side in front of the door, where Svetlin was excellent and sent to the net with the fifth from the goal.
Svetlin also tried at the beginning of the second half, but at that time measured too much from the middle of the door from the edge of the penalty area. On the other hand, shortly afterwards, he fired Rodrigues again, but at that time measured a little too little.
In the 52nd minute, Kramer, from close range, chased away a domestic guard’s guard, but the judges showed an illicit position, although it was far from it. But the rest is at 1: 0, just like after Bijol’s head attempt in 59 minutes.
In the 65th minute, a dangerous campaign also came home, but Aiman Dardari He only hit the outside of the net, in 66. Rodrigues warned him again, but Vekić was alert.
Domestic footballers wanted to get equalizing, and several times they came up with promising campaigns, and in the 88th minute, they also had a great opportunity, but Vekić reacted perfectly after a shot Carlson race with the head.
