They showed their teeth to a strong rival, but Turkey is not to be taken out

From the special reporter "Vijesti"

Perhaps Montenegro did not want to defend itself in Samsun, perhaps this time it had periods of good play, three dangerous chances, but Turkey, carried by the hellish atmosphere from the "19. May" stadium and masters from Serie A and La League, managed to makes him mostly keep his goal...

For a long time, Robert Prosinecki's boys "bent" under the onslaught of the host, but they capitulated in the 69th minute when Fenerbahce striker Irfan Kaveci scored after the action of Inter and Juventus aces Hakan Calhanoglu and Kenan Yildiz: Turkey - Montenegro 1:0, in the 3rd round B of the League of Nations.

The third defeat of the Falcons and the fifth in a row, including friendly matches - mistakes against Iceland and Wales at the start were difficult to correct against a powerful team in front of their fans.

PRESSURE FROM TURKEY FROM THE START

From the pressure of Turkey at the start, thanks to the very good stoppers Igor Vujacić and Nikola Šipčić, there were two chances - one not too dangerous by Bariš Jilmaz and the other from which the host could take the lead when Merih Demiral shot over the goal after Hakan Calhanoglu's corner, the guy who used such chances at the Euro without fail.

All in all - enough to warm up the debutant in our goal, Igor Nikić.

After that, the "Falcons" started to wake up, they started to play, and they were dangerous on the counterattack...

WAKE UP AFTER HALF AN HOUR

Captain Stevan Jovetić, in a position reminiscent of the legendary "false nine", began to "draw out" the Turkish stoppers, which left a lot of space for his teammates.

The first chance came in the 29th minute, when Edvin Kuč brilliantly found Adam Marušić on the right side, the Lazio defender made an ideal pass to Driton Camaj, but the Kišvarda attacker was inaccurate from 16 meters.

The biggest chance soon arrived - in the 36th minute, Camaj left Nikola Krstović with Demirel, the Leće striker had Vladimir Jovović in an excellent position, who crossed, but probably even our striker after the game did not understand why he did not pass the ball to him but kicked desperately.

By the end of the first half, Arda Guler attractively kicked out Marko Bakić, passed to Junus Akgun, but his shot was blocked by Andrija Vukčević.

KOKDŽU'S POST ANNOUNCED A GOAL

Montenegro was the first to threaten in the sequel - Jovetić launched Krstović phenomenally, our "number 11" could have gone alone to the goalkeeper Ugurdžan Džakir, but he got tangled up and another chance was missed.

After that, the "falcons" survived the biggest pressure and rushes of Turkey in the match - Guler dangerously placed a shot past the post, and then Orkun Kokdža "kicked out" Jovović and hit the post, only to send the Real midfielder's rebound over the goal.

Marko Janković recently recovered from his injury, but after an hour he had to go on the field - and he immediately showed why he is so important for the Falcons. He found Milutin Osmajić brilliantly, but the ball somehow eluded the Preston striker.

However, that was the last thing Montenegro did in the match.

MONTELINE'S GOLDEN CHANGE

What the coach of Turkey Vincenzo Montela didn't get from the starting 11 was the changes, with the mastery of Calhanoglu... Inter's midfielder found another substitute Yildiz, the "ten" of Juventus hit the post, and the second substitute Kaveči ran to the ball and scored for 1: 0.

Until the end, the Turks had several more great chances through Čalhanoglu and Zeki Čelik, but the Montenegrin net was no longer shaken.

In the end, the match on the coast of the Black Sea will be remembered mostly for the debut of Nikić and Milan Vukotić.

Already on Monday in Cardiff, Montenegro is visiting Wales, who played 2:2 with Iceland last night in Reykjavík. After three rounds, Turkey has seven points, Wales five, Iceland four, and Montenegro has no points.

TURKEY - MONTENEGRO 1:0 (0:0)

Samsun - Stadium May 19. Spectators: 30.000. Referee: Daniele Kiffi (Italy). Scorer: Kaveči in the 69th minute. Yellow cards: Guler, Ajhan, Kokdzu (Turkey), Brnović, Osmajić (Montenegro).

Montenegro: Nikić - A. Vukčević, Vujačić, Šipčić, Marušić - Kuč (61. Janković), Jovović (76. Brnović), Bakić (91. M. Vukotić) - Camaj (61. Osmajić), Jovetić (76. Mugoša ), Krstović.

Turkey: Jakir - Muldur (63. Celik), Demiral, Bardakdzi, Kadioglu - Calhanoglu, Kokdzu - Akgun (63. Kaveci), Guler (83. Ayhanm), Akturkoglu (68. Yildiz) - Jilmaz (46. Yildirim).