This was decided by Sunday’s retaliatory playoff match to advance to the “B”, in which the Slovaks lost in Slovenia 0: 1 after overtime. The same scenario as in the opening meeting in the Brick Field was repeated in Ljubljana, the goal did not score after 180 minutes of regular time.
However, only five minutes of overtime was enough to break the goal dryness. After the center, the Slovak defense did not guard Adam Gnezda Cernina, who decided that Slovenia will remain in the B-Division and in the next edition of the League of Nations.
Nations League – The second playoff match:
Slovenia – Slovakia 1: 0 pp (0: 0)
Goal: 95. Cherin
Referees: Kovács – Marica, Tunyogi (all Rum.), RC: Cherin, Drkušič, Janža, Kramer – Duda, Suslov, Lobotka, 14 076 spectators
Essentials and alternation:
Slovenia: Oblak – Karničnik (120 Brekalo), Drkusic, Bijol, Janža – Lovric (67 Petrovič), Čerin (120 Zeljkovič), Elšnik (90.
Slovakia: Dúbravka – Gyömbér, Škriniar, Mesík (118. Ďuriš), Hancko – Bero (106. Tupta), Lobotka, Duda (99.
He had a great chance after 40 seconds of the game Duda, who, however, after the perpendicular pass of Mesík and the release of Boženík finished just outside the goal. From the beginning it was the expected picture of the game, the Slovaks held the ball and attacked the organized home team defensive. He got to another great chance in the 10th minute Bero, who did not miss the gate space after the cog. The Slovenes tried to go out into the fast contours, paradoxically the Slovaks had the Slovaks.
Lobotka sent Suslov to the escape from the middle, but after a sprint fight he read Stánovič with a demonstration slip. The domestic people were also killed, and there was a danger from Šeška, which was constantly guarded by Škriniar. After half an hour, however, the Slovenian striker got to the end of Mesík, but Dúbravka shot a sharp shot. On the opposite side, the cloud of a cloud, who reflexively intervened against the head of Schranz, was glazed.
Shortly after the change of sides, he rushed alone to the Slovak gate Šeško, but his shot was lifted over the goal of Dúbravka. This was followed by a section of the game in which both teams carefully guarded the defensive space. A great chance came in 71 minutes and Suslov was in it, but after the back pass Dudu, but from the border of a small lime shot the goal. The cloud was flickering at Hanck’s head, on the other side the Dúbravka hit perfectly and the duel reached the extension.
Shortly after its start, a single goal was scored. The Slovaks did not keep the run -out of Cruine and the header in the counter -motion of Dúbravka opened the score. The Slovaks could no longer equalize at the end.
