Struga beat Budućnost 2:1 in the first match of the 0nd round of qualification for the Conference League, but the duel between the Macedonian and Montenegrin champions will have an epilogue on Tuesday evening in the return match in Gorica (1:0).
The coach of the home team, Šeptim Duro, was satisfied with his team's performance.
"Winning in European competitions is very important and we achieved that today. I think we were satisfied not only with the result, but also with the game. In the first half, the team was better, fresher, more creative on the field, we could and should have scored more goals. The second half was more about managing the result, we had few chances, not like in the first half, but it is important that we had total control," said Duro.
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The first expert of the champion of North Macedonia expressed his satisfaction that his team came to a situation where they were declared favorites before a European match.
"For Struga, this was only the 5th international game, the rival played hundreds of them. Thanks to the seriousness of the club, leaders, team, players, we reached the level where they declared us the favorite, and we justified it on the field," he said. Duro.
The rematch follows, in Struga they are calm and very optimistic.
"This victory was important, because we had two super games with Žalgiris behind us, from which we came out a little mentally shaken after a reversal in the finish and two goals conceded in just five minutes. The team reacted very well, so I am satisfied".
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