The Rudar Velenje Courier
Squad23 Nov 2026
15 saves: Denny Tiganj was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 15 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Match21 Nov 2026
Nowhere to hide for Rudar Velenje
1‑4 against Koper, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Match18 Nov 2026
Rudar Velenje bow out of the cup
Olimpija Ljubljana go through and Rudar Velenje go home, 0‑1 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.
Player ratings23 Nov 2026
Ajdin Kadrić pops up at the right end — 7.58
7.58, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Rudar Velenje
Fabricio was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Player ratings23 Nov 2026
Nobody could get near Rocco Vicol
Successful dribbles: 21. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Lejs Pličanić
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Boardroom23 Nov 2026
Nobody left the Rudar Velenje dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
Filip Birsa: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 1‑4, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
In brief
- Squad Robert Balkovec falls out with a teammate over standards
- The dugout No place in the plan for Gal Gorenak
- The dugout Ajdin Kadrić gets picked when it counts