There were no surprises in the final in Bijelo Polje, and the uncertainty lasted a set and a half - Jedinstvo Bemax volleyball players defeated Budućnost Capital Plaza 3:0 and defended the cup won last year, also on the home field (then against Budva Riviera).
Thus, for the first time in the club's history, Bjelopoljci defended the trophy on the domestic stage, and became the third Montenegrin club to do so in an independent state, after Budućnosti and Budva Riviera.
"I congratulate the players on a great game. They showed again that they never lack heart and motivation, they also showed an enviable level of professionalism and responsibility according to what we agreed on in the dressing room, which resulted in our convincing victory. Thanks to Bijelo Polje, which was with us again, filled the stands again, they supported us from the first to the last point. I promise them that we will try to always produce results like this," said Jedinstvo coach Darko Prebiračević.
Budućnost, on the other hand, had to settle for the first Cup final after three years (ninth in total, with three trophies won), which, in the absence of the Budva Riviera, is not much of a success.
Considering the difference in quality compared to all rivals, it would be a big surprise if Darko Prebiracevic's team did not defend the championship title...
As for the match, Jedinstvo opened the first set with 5:0, Budućnost immediately retaliated with a series of 6:0. The guests led 12:10 at the technical time-out, the last time they had two points was 14:12, after which Jedinstvo turned it around to 15:14, and then Bjelopoljci made a series of 16:15 for the lead from 6:0 from 22:15, when the set was decided.
The second set was the most uncertain, Buducnost led 4:1, then led 9:4, 11:7, 14:10 and 15:12, but Jedinstvo managed to equalize at 16:16, after which the rest of the set was played point for point. Buducnost led 21:20 for the last time, and in the finish the best individual of the match, Jovan Delić, decided with two consecutive points for a decisive lead of the hosts of 24:22...
There was no dilemma in the third set, Jedinstvo took a 5:0 lead right at the start, and the advantage grew until the end of the set...
"I congratulate Jedinstva on winning the Cup, they fully deserved to celebrate 3:0. They had an incredibly good-natured corrector Delic, for whom we had no solution, but the other players of Jedinstva were also at a high level, they had great energy. We also had it in first and second set, I think that with that energy and fight we deserved to win at least one set, but we didn't succeed. I hope that if we play in the playoff final against them, it will be different," said Buducnosti coach Balša Radulović.
The cup intended for the winner of the Cup, the captain of Unity, Vladan Rudić, was presented by the President of the Serbian Federation Cvetko Pajković, while the gold medals were presented to the winning team by the President of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje, Petar Smolović.
Before the finals, a showcase All-Star game of the pioneer national team of Montenegro was played.
Jedinstvo Bemax – Buducnost Capital Plaza 3:0 (25:17, 25:22, 25:17)
Bijelo Polje - Hall: SC "Nikoljac". Spectators: about 1.000. Judges: Dragana Vučinić and Branimir Janjević (both from Podgorica). Attack Points: Unity 33, Future 27. Block Points: Unity 11, Future 5. Service Points: Unity 11, Future 3. Fouls: Unity 22, Future 20.
Bemax team: Kuburović 3, Vukić, Delić 21, Dizdarević, Popović (libero 1), Kojović, Pavićević (libero 2), B. Bulatović 7, Rudić 7, L. Bulatović, Bugarin 8, Đuretić, Tomić, Madžunkov 9.
The future of Capital Plaza: Dubak, Ćuk 3, B. Vlahović 2, Peruničić 4, N. Radović, Šćepanović, Zvicer 10, Hadžisalihović, Bošković 10, I. Vlahović, Jelić, Vidić, B. Radović 6, Pavićević.
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