It was an evening reserved for the great Kevin de Bruyne and his 100th match in the Belgium jersey, but on the stage of "King Baudouin" before all the stars of the "red devils", the Montenegrin goalkeeper Matija Šarkić shone.
The keeper of the "Falcon" net made Janik Karaska, Luj Openda and other "Devils" nervous with his skills in front of his goal, even in a friendly match, and his party resonated throughout Europe.
Even the famous Spanish one is like that Brand in the report from the match in Brussels (which ended with a 2:0 victory for Belgium), along with De Bruyne, she singled out Millwall's goalkeeper in particular.
"Without Lukaku, De Bruyne and Carrasco led Belgium's attack, but the best player in the Montenegrin national team was Matija Šarkić," writes Marka.
The Madrid newspaper mentioned the chances of the former Atlético player...
"Karasko was the best during the first 45 minutes, he broke through on the left side, but Šarkić did not allow him to score on several occasions".
The most famous Spanish sports newspaper points out that our goalkeeper could not do anything about Belgium's first goal.
"Sharkić excelled in the first half, but he was unlucky when he tried to clear the ball outside the penalty area (after a bad pass by Edwin Kuč) as it went straight to De Bruyne's feet".
Marka adds that Belgium had several chances in the second half as well, but that they always encountered the "star Šarkić".
After the match, our goalkeeper also spoke to the Belgian media, he repeated that he lived in that country for ten years, that he knows many players in Domenico Tedesco's selection, but also revealed who he will support at the upcoming European Championship.
"I have English citizenship, but as I know many players from Belgium, I will support that selection," Šrrkić told RTBF.
He also revealed the dreams of the Montenegrin national team...
"Our ambition is to one day play in a big competition, something we haven't been able to do so far," Šarkić is clear.
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