The old saying - from father to son - is confirmed in Montenegrin football - talent and love for the most popular game seem to be an inheritance. That's right Aleksa Marash earned a standing ovation in our biggest stadium, just like his father Dragon three decades earlier.
The young attacker of Mladost Lob.bet is the most responsible for the sensational defeat of Budućnost at home - in the 28th round, he brought victory to his team with two goals and important points in the fight for survival in the Meridianbet 1.CFL.
- We played a great game and deservedly celebrated and more importantly - gained confidence for the last eight rounds. Our goal is to win survival, and this team deserves it with the quality of the players and the atmosphere, and the club with its attitude and trust in us. It's really nice to be part of this team - 22-year-old Aleksa told "Vijesti".
Maras is the second top scorer in the championship with 11 goals. Of those, he scored three against the current champion, all three in two games played at the stadium near Gorica. A great performance is complemented by two assists and a goal in the Cup of Montenegro.
- Everything is much easier when you get advice from experienced attackers in the attack Boris Došljak i Bogdan Milić, and behind you in the midfield you have a great "packer" Anđelka Jovanovića. They help a lot in work, during training and at matches, which mean and bring the necessary experience. I grew up with my father's advice that success in football cannot be achieved "overnight", but only through dedicated work at each training session. Of course, the goal of every player is a strong league, but now I am exclusively focused on helping Mladost to win survival - says Maraš.
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Sprung in Zeta code Dragoljub Đuretić, Maraš continued his football journey in OFK Titograd, then a year in the youth team of Budućnost. He also played in Dečić and Mornar, and he came to "DG Arena" from Igalo.
- The trust I got here made me play the best season. In Dečić, for example, I had no continuity - after a goal in stoppage time for a point against Iskra, or a penalty taken in the finish against Podgorica in Tuzi, I would start the next round on the bench again. There were a lot of rotations of coaches, and then it is logical that they count more on experienced attackers - says the 192-centimeter-tall Mladost striker.
He showed that he is particularly motivated against Buducnosti.
- The most unpleasant pitch is near Gorica, and I scored two goals. I also scored a hat-trick, but one of my goals was disallowed. Of course I'm happy about that. The refereeing was superb against Budućnost, but I think that the referee's assessment was not good in the action with our third goal - points out Maraš, whose team welcomes Petrovac on Monday in the 29th round.
Only continuity brings progress
Mladost celebrated their first triumph in the third game since they were on the bench of Slavoljub Bubanja, after a loss and a draw. The team from Lješkopolje is 10 points away from the direct survival zone, and four above the last, which leads to the Second League. Everything smells like a barrage...
- It is important that we continue to play as in the last two games and hope that the rivals will falter. In any case, the eighth position brings an easier opponent to the play-off. And it's up to me to continue in a good rhythm, for the good of the club and personally - said Aleksa Maraš.
Although he went through proven football schools, Maraš was never invited to the younger national teams.
- It is the dream of every player, and it comes true through work. I know that I need games to improve, I also need to improve my head game. In Mladost, I have the conditions for that - said Maraš.
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