The finals win; Jovicic’s can surprise (poll)
Saturday evening brings heating before the highlight of the UEFINE Champions Leaguethe first match of the Slovenian Handball Championship finals, NLB league. Slovan will host the defender of the national champion Gorenje at 6pm at Kodeljevo. The winner will be the one who wins the first twice, the second game will be on Wednesday in Velenje, a possible third on Sunday, June 8, in Ljubljana.
Home team Uroša Zorman can win a double crown after it was Best in the RZS Cup. Slovan was not yet the Slovenian champion, Gorenje, who eliminated Celje Pivovarna Laško in the semifinals, hunts the sixth title. This season, the rivals have competed five times, first Gorenje won, then four times in a row.
The last two games or three will play the top scorer of the Slovenian national team Jure Dolenec. « I hope that two and we will look forward to the title of champions on Wednesday in Velenje, » said Škofjeločan, who created his name right in the Red Hall at one of the last training sessions. He will move from the playground to the office and become the director of the Slavs and at least on paper superior to Zorman.
“We have a finale ahead, which we have worked for all season. The team atmosphere is great. Although we are in the eyes of many favorites, we are well aware of the quality of Velenje. Many of them have already written off with Celje in front of the semi -finals, but I knew they would not surrender. As they say, the finals are not played, but ‘win’. In the end, I want to win handball, « said Zorman, who was not a Slovenian champion as a coach. He said the season that Gorenje was a favorite, but the situation has changed since then: « It will be a fight, a battle for every ball. We both bet on defense. It will go to the knife. I hope there will be any handball. »
Zoran Jovicic knows how the addresses are conquered. Photo: Jan Gregorc
His colleague Zoran Jovicic He loved to hand over the role of the favorite to Slav, that is, his style … « Slovan has many experienced and quality players who are physically extremely powerful. But we also have our plan. We will prepare well and try to show the best performance. I have a hard time announcing how it will end, but we will definitely strive to surprise, « said Jovičić, who will have a son on the Sina team Elevationbut on the other side will not be his twin brother Stašwho is punished and will follow the first game from the stands.
A beautiful atmosphere is expected in Ljubljana, with 300 fans from Velenje. Will the red tigers override them?
