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For the second time in the club’s history, the MŠK Žilina footballers failed to reach for the winning trophy in the Slovak Cup, and on Wednesday evening, shortly after the referee’s final whistle, there was a huge sadness in the yellow-green cabin and tears flowed.
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The “Shoshoni” reached against the favored Slav to victory, from which they were separated by about 30 minutes. At the same time, they played without the excluded Ján Minárik from the 26th minute, but in the end it was the joy of Slovan Bratislava.
Coach Pavol Staňo is incredibly proud
The Bratislava team, which defended the championship “double”, finally managed to turn the development of the match in its favor, but they had to worry about it. The youngsters from under Dubňa played in “weakness”, but it was not even recognizable on the lawn of the National Football Stadium.
Unfortunately, even the enormous efforts of the people of Žilina did not bring the desired final success. The MSK locker room was engulfed in emptiness and great sadness, but there was also pride, which was confirmed by the coach shortly after the dramatic final loss to Slovan. Pavol Staňo.
Pavol Staňo, coach of MŠK Žilina
Source: TASR
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“I am incredibly proud of the players and I thank them for their fantastic performance. We played one less for a long time and the guys stomped like clockwork. They were excellently set up, whether physically, mentally or tactically. We probably didn’t deserve to lose after everything we did in the match. But football is still the same. It’s cruel for a losing team, “ the 43-year-old coach of Žilina sighed with a depressed look.
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“Physically, it was one of the most challenging matches in my life. The guys had to be well set up. We would normally have a problem against Slovan with eleven players and now we have stepped on one less.
The data we will have from the match will be incredible. It is also necessary to remind that we had one day less time to regenerate after a difficult match in Trnava. The team is incredibly ‘stomped on’ and this has been confirmed, “said Staňo.
The Great Slovan was afraid of the result, says Paur
Perhaps one of the saddest Žilina residents was the captain Jakub Paur. He is the most experienced player in the young cadre of MŠK and also remembers the unsuccessful finals of the Slovak Cup against Slovan from 2013 (Slovan won 2: 0 in Ružomberok).
“That’s why I was all the more motivated. I didn’t want to do it again. Maybe I went beyond my borders and I’m very sorry it didn’t work out. I guess I’ll be sorry for a long time to come, “ sadly stated the 28-year-old offensive universal.
“I am very angry that we did not succeed. I also told the guys in the cabin that it’s unbelievable how they took the robot. We played one player less with the big Slovan from the 26th minute and Slovan was worried about the result, so hats off, “ Paur praised his teammates through a press conference.
Shortly before her, he gave an interview on television, but strong emotions completely composed him and he answered the questions with tears in his eyes. “It was one of the nicest matches and it was confirmed by what was happening in the cabin. Emotions break us down and we believe that we will shake it up as soon as possible so that we can handle the last matches, “ claims.
“Everyone cared very much about our success in Bratislava. We had a high level of motivation and we all thought we would finally beat the Slavs. Our disappointment is all the greater and it is difficult for me to say anything at all. I’m proud of the boys as they rode and worked on the field. That is why I am sorry that we did not succeed, “added Jakub Paur.
They put everything into the fight for a place in Europe
Once again, the people of Žilina missed the opportunity to win a seat in the European Cup, which Spartak Trnava had previously blown up in the league thanks to its great spring form. The last chance will be “yellow-green” through the playoffs, as the winner of the Slovnaft Cup was the new champion of ŠK Slovan Bratislava.
“The boys are such that they will definitely go full throttle. We will see if it will be enough to advance, but it is a fantastic team and we will go to victory in every match. If it works, it will work. If not, then life will go on. We have shown that we are on the right track and what is to come will come, “ added coach Pavol Staňo at the end.
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