The most beautiful chapters in the history of Mornar - the first placement in Europe, and then the elimination of Dinamo Tbilisi in the first round of qualification for the Conference League - are over, and from today a new dream begins: the match with Radnički from Kragujevac in the second round at 20:XNUMX at the "Dubočica" stadium ” in Leskovac, while the second leg is a week later in Podgorica.
Marnar surprisingly outplayed favored Dinamo Tbilisi in both games. Radnički 1923, the European odyssey starts from the second round. Barani chose Nis as their base before the match in Leskovac.
- The draw for the third round was extremely favorable, so the winner of our double-header with Radnički is not without a chance against the better side from the duel between Hungarian Pakshi and AEK from Larnaca. We are aware of that, but also said that our dream is to meet Radnički and we must give our maximum and try to take advantage of the opportunity. Radnički is the favorite, it is not as loud a name as Dinamo, but it is better in football, it has more experienced players who have reached the amount of over two million on the transfer market. They are excellently covered in all positions, but I repeat, football is a strange game in which the better one does not always win - said the coach of the Sailors, Zoran Đurašković.
His coaching staff left nothing to chance, the scouting team from Kragujevac also did a great job.
- They have really fantastic players, first of all Gluščević, Aleksić, Ortis, Bevis, Vladisavljević... but we worked on how to neutralize their actions. We trained in Niš, during the match we also felt the pitch in Leskovac, and the reception here is really fantastic and we have no complaints. And the situation in the team is excellent, but I can't count on Balša Dubljević because of the couple of cards. However, our reinforcement Veljko Trifunović is getting in shape and will get minutes - concluded Đurašković.
And Trifunović came to Mornar from Železničar from Pančevo, who celebrated at the start of the Super League of Serbia in Leskovac against Radničko in 1923, with 3:2.
- I played in Radničko 1923 two and a half years ago, I was a teammate with Stojan Leković and Vladisavljević, an offensive midfielder who is their best player. There were excellent reinforcements in Radnički in the meantime, but I know them all because I played against them, but Vladisavljević is the most dangerous. It is good for us that the reconstruction of the "Čika Dača" stadium in Kragujevac is underway, so the game will be played at the new stadium in Leskovac - says 25-year-old winger Trifunović.
He can respond to tasks on the right or left wing, as well as the position of offensive midfielder. He also played ten great minutes in Tbilisi.
- I arrived in Mornar at the end of the preparations and only now do I feel that I am ready for the matches. Labor is the favorite, but if we manage to meet the demands of the coaching staff, I think we are not without a chance. We are characterized by a great atmosphere, team spirit and excellent professional staff, which is why I came to Mornar. I knew everything about the club from my former teammate from Voždovac, Marko Đurišić, and I didn't think much of it. Everything is great in Mornar, from the first moment everyone accepted me wonderfully, and the only thing that surprised me was Bar, I really didn't know how beautiful the city is - said Trifunović.
The match in Leskovac starts at 20:XNUMX, refereed by the Greek Joanis Papadopoulos.
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