Who is Rijeka’s debutant in goal? ‘Radeljić whispered something to me, and Zlomislić inquired at the hospital’

Martin Zlomislić (26) was lying unconscious and, fortunately, quickly came to his senses, but it was clear that he would not be able to finish the match due to a heavy blow. As he is also his first reserve, he is also a former hajdukovac Josip Posavec (28) injured, junior had to score Domagoj Ivan Marić (18). And kept the network intact even though he didn’t really have a job.

– I was very excited, nervousness washed over me, but after the first shot and as the game went on, it got easier and everything went well. Stjepan (Radelji) told me to be calm and relaxed, to believe in myself and my abilities and that then everything would be okay. Other teammates repeated the same to me when I entered the game, they supported me and made my first senior performance easier in a demanding match like this one in Split. For me, this is a great success, I’m glad that I was able to help my team, but I’m just at the beginning, I haven’t done anything in my career yet – said Marić for Rijeka’s official website.

He was born on February 3, 2006 in Zagreb, grew up in Ponikva, and arrived in Rujevica this summer from Lokomotiva to join the junior team. At the same age, he was the champion of Croatia last year, this season with Rijeka, things are not going well (11th place with 23 points behind the leading Lokos and 33 goals conceded). But that’s why it’s a different story in the seniors.

Hajduk and Rijeka met in the 17th round of SuperSport HNL

Photo: Sime Zelic/PIXSELL

– It’s a really special feeling to debut in a game like this, not even in my wildest dreams did I think it would happen on Sunday in Poljud. It surprised me too, but I’m happy that it turned out this way. Rijeka is an excellent environment for my game development and I want to contribute as much as possible to my team.

Evil thoughtsć suffered a concussion, briefly lost his memory of the match, but later he was also interested in how his younger colleague’s debut went, Marić reveals.

Zagreb: First NL juniors, NK Lokomotiva – GNK Dinamo |

Photo: Igor Kralj/PIXSELL

– Č I heard that in the hospital he asked about the result and how I defended, but we didn’t talk after returning because first of all he needed peace. There will be an opportunity to talk, just let him recover successfully. He is a great support to me and I thank him for that.

And did he stop at the gas station on the way home, as Niko Jankovi announced?

– When we stopped at the pump, there were a lot of our fans who congratulated me, so somehow I got away with it this time, but I hope that I will have a lot of good games in my career so that there will be a reason to celebrate. marriage – concluded Domagoj Ivan Marić.