The women's national football team of Montenegro was defeated today in Podgorica by Finland 1:0, in the match of the first round of playoffs for the European Championship.
Linda Saldstrom scored the decisive goal in the third minute.
The Montenegrin national team played a good match against their favored rival, especially in the second half, when they could have equalized.
Armisa Kuč had the best chance to equalize in the 82nd minute, but it was blocked at the last moment and the ball ended up in the corner.
There was an opportunity in the continuation of the attack, but the Finnish net remained intact.
Nađa Stanović also had a great chance in the 60th minute, but her shot was stopped by the Finnish goalkeeper.
Medina Dešić's lob attempt was also interesting, but it was almost inaccurate in the 40th minute.
In the first half, Finland was the better opponent and had several good chances, which only thanks to the excellent game of the goalkeeper Anastasija Krstović, did not end in a goal.
In the first half, the visitors had two goals justifiably disallowed due to offsides, i.e. offense in the attack.
The rematch is scheduled for October 29 in Tampere.
The Montenegrin national team qualified for the second consecutive playoff by winning second place in group C3, while Finland was fourth in group A4.
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