It was an emotional evening in Nikšić, where the Montenegrin national football team played against Gibraltar in the first round of World Cup qualifiers. The "Brave Falcons" won 3:1.
Before the start of the match at the City Stadium in Nikšić, a minute of silence was held in honor of Andrija Delibasic, a great Montenegrin football player who left a deep mark, and who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 44, after a long battle with a serious illness.
Fans in the east stand lit torches, and then, together with fans from the west, chanted Andrija's name.
In the eastern stands, fans also unfurled a banner that read: "Like that goal, let the gates of heaven shake, our hero Delibašić Andrija is coming."
Then, after the equalizer, Stevan Jovetić, together with his teammates and coaching staff, dedicated the goal to Delibasic and raised his jersey with the number 23 - there was also symbolism because the goal for 1:1 came a few seconds before the 23rd minute.
Andrija Delibasic has scored six goals in 21 matches for the Montenegrin national football team.
He was the scorer in the victory against Georgia in 2009, in the World Cup qualifiers, which was our team's first competitive victory (2:1).
And then in 2011, he scored the all-time goal, against England in Podgorica, when he headed the ball into the net in the 91st minute and took our team to the play-offs for the European Championship.
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