Olimpija’s fully deserved victory over Celje after goals from Raul and Tamm! The green-and-whites’ initiative was crowned just before the break, with Victor Sanchez’s charges putting the finishing touches on it midway through the second half.

Olimpija’s head coach after another win without conceding a goal: “A difficult match is behind us, especially in terms of preparation, as the training plan had to be adjusted during the week due to the virus, and many players are not in optimal condition. We also played the cup match on Wednesday in challenging conditions, so congratulations to the players, they are truly exceptional.”

“These are definitely games for which coaches have to prepare a special plan. Celje is dangerous, they know how to create a lot of chances, but today our plan was to turn their possession into our advantage. They attacked exactly as we expected.”

“We wanted to quickly stop Celje’s attacks, we put pressure on them and that’s how we scored the first goal. The goal was to be dangerous immediately after taking the ball away. With a quick attack, without hesitation. We managed to do that perfectly, so I’m happy that our plan worked. In games like this, we can confirm our quality. I also have to praise the back row, who helped a lot with the idea of ​​quick attacks.”

This time, Ratnik, Sualehe, Dvoršak and Jordi Govea were missing due to injury. In the second half, Doffo received his fourth yellow card, which means he will miss the rest of the championship match. in Domžale. He will rejoin his teammates at the end of the week, when he will play a guest performance at Ljudski vrt.