The fifteenth round of the Meridianbet 1st Montenegrin football league is played today: Buducnost will try to return to winning ways against Otranto in Petrovac after two consecutive defeats, Dečić Admiralbet against Jezera in Plav to finally record a triumph which would be the first since September 22 (six matches without victory), but the focus is on the teams from the sea - Petrovac, Bokelj and Mornar.
BIG SERIES
Petrovac have lost only once in the previous 12 games, in the last five matches they have achieved four victories, they are second in the table with only two points less than the leading Buducnost, and if they beat Jedinstvo Franca in Bijelo Polje (14 p.m.), they will emphasize their candidacy for the Europe. Even though it's not even half of the championship...
What to say about Kotorani? Three consecutive victories against, on paper, the strongest teams in the league, Dečić, Budućnosti and Sutjeska and third place in the table, also a European candidate. All this before today's local derby against Arsenal in Kotor (15 p.m.) raised the football temperature in the Ancient City to the point of red-hot. A fourth tied triumph would mean a lot...
And finally - the Sailor. The team that shined on the European stage this summer entered the championship more slowly, but came back in the best way. And now he is in a big series: three consecutive victories, a draw with Dečić, then a triumph against Budućnosti pod Gorica, and all this before the duel with Sutjeska today at "Topolica" (16 p.m.). And Barani would get closer to the European zone with a win...
13 games without defeat - together they have Petrovac, Bokelj and Mornar, in which they recorded as many as 11 victories
- Another derby in a row for us. Sutjeska is a big club that is in crisis, but that should not fool us because it is a good team, with many quality individuals. We expect a difficult match on a very bad pitch, which will make it difficult for both us and them, but I hope that we will manage better and reach a positive outcome - says the Mornara midfielder for the club website Andrija Kaluđerović.
So, Petrovac, Bokelj and Mornar - all together have 13 matches without defeat, of which they won 11 games!
FAVORITES ARE REMOVED
Unlike them, Budućnost, Dečić and Sutjeska are in a counter-rhythm, Podgorica have tied two defeats, Tuzani have not won in six matches, Nikšić won only once in the last six games, in which they experienced as many as four defeats...
Buducnost will try to get back into the rhythm against Otranto, which is the host on a neutral ground in Petrovac.
- We didn't create euphoria even when we were on a winning streak, we don't create tragedy now after a defeat. Two failures in a row creates discomfort, but we are simply in a crisis of results, not games. I think that in the previous two matches we were better rivals than our opponents, we played, dominated, looked for goals... But we didn't succeed, and the opponents used their chances - says the assistant coach of Budućnost Srdjan Nikić.
Sutjeska is on a difficult test in Bar.
- We expect a tough match, with an unpleasant opponent. We are going for three points, we have no other choice, I believe that we will be able to realize the chances that we missed in the previous rounds - says the striker Sutjeska Ivan Vukcevic.
Pairs of the 15th round
JEDINSTVO - PETROVAC (14 p.m.)
Referee: Nikola Vođević (Nikšić)
OTRANT - THE FUTURE (14)
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Podgorica)
BOKELJ - ARSENAL (15)
Referee: Dejan Marković (Bar)
LAKE - DEČIĆ (15)
Referee: Miloš Bešović (Podgorica)
SAILOR - SUTJESKA (16)
Referee: Miloš Savović (Podgorica)
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