Jan Oblak is not seen between the posts at the Olympic Stadium.
Finland’s EC qualifying opponent Slovenia received bad news. The star goalkeeper, the most famous player in the country Jan Oblakis not fit to play and is therefore not included in Slovenia’s EC qualifying group.
Atlético Madrid’s number one defender was sidelined from the playing field in April, and did not play again during the rest of the season in La Liga.
Oblak, 30, didn’t have a successful season last season, but he still ranks among the elite in his position. The Transfermarkt website calculates Oblak’s market value at a whopping 40 million euros. For comparison, the Huuhkajie team’s total value is about 36 million, according to the site.
Slovenia will meet Huuhkajat at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on June 16. The match is almost sold out.
Sports wonderland
Jan Oblak, star goalkeeper of Atlético Madrid and Slovenia, was injured for the rest of the season. PDO
Slovenia leads its European Championship qualifying group with a clean sheet. The challenge is tough for Finland. The balance of Huahkaji’s two matches is three points.
– We have carefully analyzed both our opponents and our own matches from March. Based on them, we have found areas for development in our playing, head coach Markku Kanerva your sum.
Slovenia is not only relying on Oblak. 10 years younger Benjamin Sesko is the very promise of the country’s future. The 20-year-old attacker scored 16 league goals in the shirt of Austrian Red Bull Salzburg in the season that ended.
Šeško’s market value is 20 million euros according to Transfermarkt.
A top Share Bijol and midfielder Sandi Lovric play for Udinese in the Italian Serie A. Against the Huahkajs, the goal of Slovenia will be guarded by the number one goalkeeper of the Cypriot APOEL Vid Belec or Olimpija Ljubljana Matevž Vidovšek.
Slovenia is a real sports wonderland. In addition to skiing, the country of 2 million inhabitants has a strong ball culture. Slovenia is a familiar visitor to prestigious competitions in, for example, basketball, handball, volleyball and even ice hockey.