The Ilirija 1911 Post
Squad28 Aug 2028
Illia Moskovchenko stands alone
9 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Match23 Aug 2028
The cup run ends for Ilirija 1911
1‑3 against Bravo, and the road stops here. Cup exits are quick deaths — no second leg, no next week, just the league from now until May.
Market28 Aug 2028
David Popovič hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Ilirija 1911 can pretend not to have heard.
Player ratings28 Aug 2028
No sign of nerves from Matevž Vrabec at 21 — 7.68
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Matevž Vrabec did not need any: 7.68, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Match26 Aug 2028
The wait goes on for Ilirija 1911
5 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad28 Aug 2028
Words exchanged at Ilirija 1911
Matevž Vrabec and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad28 Aug 2028
Nik Podlesnik falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match26 Aug 2028
Ilirija 1911 come up short against Slovan Ljubljana
Slovan Ljubljana left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Boardroom28 Aug 2028
Embargo at Ilirija 1911
No fees may be paid for anybody, whatever the squad needs. Every rumour about this club until it lifts is a rumour about a deal that cannot be done.
In brief
- Player ratings Both jobs done by Robin Mathias Müür — 7.17
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Transfer targets Ilirija 1911 ask about Nal Lan Koren