The women's basketball team of Montenegro did what was expected of it, defeated the selection of Bosnia and Herzegovina tonight in Bar (85:52), registered a very important victory in the qualifiers for the European Championship and showed the right reaction after losing to Luxembourg in the previous round.
What is also important - Switzerland won away from Luxembourg tonight (59:44). In the first match, on the 9th of February next year, Montenegro has to defeat Switzerland away from home, so in a direct duel, in Bar with Luxembourg (XNUMXth of February), it would need to win by any margin in order to qualify for the European Championship for the eighth time in a row. .
Tonight, our selection opened the game with 11 tied points, and received the first after four minutes from a penalty. Montenegro led 15:2, but the visiting team caught the connection in the second quarter and got to 21:15.
This was followed by the series of Montenegro (12:2), which was started by Sofija Živaljević with a three-pointer, and also ended by Jovana Pašić with a three-pointer, so two minutes and 16 seconds before the end of the first half it was plus 16 - 33:17.
Bosnia and Herzegovina could no longer threaten, so at the end of the third quarter, after Jelena Bulajić's three-pointer, Jelena Škerović's team led 58:37, so that plus 33 at the end (85:52) was also the maximum advantage.
Sofija Živaljević was the most effective with 13 points and four rebounds and assists. Zorana Radonjić had 12 points and five rebounds and assists each, and Bojana Kovačević had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
For Bosnia and Herzegovina, Melisa Brčaninović scored 17 and Valentina Došić 14 points.
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