From this week's Flying Kiwis. Hopefully he gets some minutes against Olyroos on Thursday.
"More good preseason vibes here as Marko Stamenic got another solid run out in FCK’s final preseason match. After playing the full contest in a win over CSKA Moscow last week, he’s gotten to play the second half of a 1-0 defeat against Rapid Wien. The loss was a fair result on the surface but of course friendly games are never all about the result. Stamenic has only played one senior game for the club to date but has gotten some great opportunities here on this tour, helped by club captain Carlos Zeca being unable to travel with the group after contracting the coronavirus. Zeca being a central midfielder too and all. Regardless, it’s great to see Stamenic working his way quickly up the pecking order at the club.
"More good preseason vibes here as Marko Stamenic got another solid run out in FCK’s final preseason match. After playing the full contest in a win over CSKA Moscow last week, he’s gotten to play the second half of a 1-0 defeat against Rapid Wien. The loss was a fair result on the surface but of course friendly games are never all about the result. Stamenic has only played one senior game for the club to date but has gotten some great opportunities here on this tour, helped by club captain Carlos Zeca being unable to travel with the group after contracting the coronavirus. Zeca being a central midfielder too and all. Regardless, it’s great to see Stamenic working his way quickly up the pecking order at the club.
Good shot in those highlights of Stamenic having a crack at goal from outside the area late on, albeit he hits it straight at the keeper. There’s also a missed tackle down the right wing and a cross that he blocks in the mix. It’s the opportunities that matter most though – the fact that he’s getting these games at all. And with the team heading back to Denmark now ahead of the new season kicking off next week, Marko Stamenic will say his temporary farewells as he instead heads in the other direction to join up with the OlyWhites in Japan (who are fresh from a 2-0 warm-up game win over Australia... yeah get some).
Up Next: Season opener for the non-Olympian FCK lads is 2am on Monday against AaB (NZT)"