The future is one step closer to the title, one step closer to the record for the number of consecutive wins.
In the 24th round of the Meridianbet 1st Montenegrin Football League, the team from Podgorica defeated Otranto pod Goricam 5:1 and increased the gap to 14 points compared to second-placed Petrovac, who played at home 0:0 with Jedinstvo.
If they beat Jezero on Sunday in Berane, Ivan Brnović's team will equal the Montenegrin record set by the Podgorica team's generations from the 2011/2012 and 2020/2021 seasons for the number of consecutive championship victories (10).
If they celebrate against Jedinstvo after the championship break, they will set new standards.
The race with numbers is the only thing left for the "blues" until the end of the season - they are out of the Cup, the championship has already been decided, long before the end.
Ulcinj residents started noisily, then "went out"
A strange game against Gorica, because the reinforced Otranto struggled in the first 20 minutes, and then literally disappeared from the field.
The tone for the Ulcinj team was set by former Buducnost players Miloš Raičković and Vasilije Terzić, who simply "bombarded" the national team goalkeeper Milan Mijatović.
One ball ended up in his net, after Raičković's shot from about 20 meters - the long-time midfielder of Buducnost did not want to celebrate a goal against his former team.
It seemed at the time that Miodrag Vukotić's men could score important points against the leaders away from home in the fight for survival, but it was a deception.
Ivan Brnović's team got excited and filled the net to the brim with the debutant in the elite ranks.
Vukanić and Bojović created an action in the 32nd minute that was finished by Andrija Bulatović, who slammed the rebound into the net after another former member of Budućnost, goalkeeper Ljuljanović, had saved.
Milan Mijatović helped his team by saving Balša Mrvaljević's shot at the end of the first half - and it was Otranto's last in this match.
In the 42nd minute, Gašević sent a low ball from deep, Danilo Vukanić was left alone and with his third goal this season, he once again confirmed his great talent - 2:1 for Buducnost.
The "Blues" did not stop in the second half, despite the lead, their game had both rhythm and dynamics.
Marko Milickovic scored the third goal in the blue jersey with a brilliant shot from about 56 meters in the 20th minute, once again confirming what a reinforcement he will be, and the finish of the match was marked by the best player of the match, fullback Ognjen Gašević.
He added another assist to the first half - the scorer was Ivan Bulatović in the 83rd minute, and he added a goal to the two assists, scoring in the 89th minute.
The ball caught a player on its way to the goal and tricked Ljuljanović.
Otranto at the bottom again, overtaken by the Lake
Otrant and Jezero are taking turns in last place in the second part of the season, and the "lantern" once again belongs to the team from Ulcinj.
The team from Plav achieved a big victory in the fight for survival - 2:1 against the current champion, Dečić in Tuzi.
The team from Plav took the lead with a goal from Ryu Wakabayashi, Matija Božanović equalized in the 87th minute, but the big three points for the guests were scored by Đorđe Maksimović in the sixth minute of injury time.
Dečić is in free fall - only one win in four spring matches, another consecutive loss, and an unrealistic 28-point gap behind the leading Buducnost.
Edis Mulalić's team is 15 points behind second-placed Bokelj, so qualifying for Europe will obviously only be possible through the Cup.
Jedinstvo ended Petrovac's streak
Petrovac was unable to achieve another victory, the point from the Adriatic coast was "taken away" by Jedinstvo - 0:0.
This draw didn't hurt Zdravko Dragićević's team much, as they are convincingly second, and the leading Buducnost has never been a target...
It started off exceptionally well, by the way, with "lullabies" in Nikšić and Tivat, until the 78th minute the nets were scoreless in the duels Sutjeska - Mornar and Arsenal - Bokelj, and then it got exciting - especially near Bistrica.
Milija Savović's team then took the lead through Ivan Vukčević (heading after an excellent cross from Vasko Kalezić), it seemed that Sutjeska was heading for a third win in a row, but everything was ruined by a mistake in the 93rd minute.
Bad terrain, Giljen's mistake - Mornar takes a point from Nikšić
One of the defenders of Nikšić returned the ball to goalkeeper and captain Vladan Giljen, but it unfortunately went over his foot due to the poor pitch - Lazar Zlatičanin followed up and easily made the final 1:1.
The difference in the standings between fifth-placed Sutjeska and sixth-placed Mornar is only one point after the 24th round.
The Gulf derby between Arsenal and Bokelj was also decided in the final minute, and the hero of the home team was Neđeljko Kovinić, who was too fast for the defenders of the club from Kotor and scored in the 85th minute.
The team from Tivat reached the super important three points in the fight to escape the play-off zone, while Bokelj slowed down their path to Europe a bit.
RESULTS - ROUND 24
Buducnost - Otranto-Olimpik 5:1
Andrija Bulatovic 32, Danilo Vukanic 42, Marko Milickovic 56, Ivan Bulatovic 83, Ognjen Gasevic 89 - Milos Raickovic 21.
Sutjeska - Sailor 1:1
Ivan Vukčević 78 - Lazar Zlatičanin 93.
Arsenal - Bokelj SBBet 1:0
Neđeljko Kovinić 85.
Petrovac - Jedinstvo Franca 0:0
Dečić AdmiralBet - Jezero 1:2
Matija Bozanovic 87 - Ryu Wakabayashi 52, Djordje Maksimovic 96.
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