Sunday, April 20th - title day?
The Buducnost players will win the championship cup, a record seventh time in independent Montenegro (they are still the record holders, with six) if they achieve a better result in the duel with Arsenal pod Gorica than Petrovac, which hosts Sutjeska.
Seven rounds before the end, team. Ivan Brnović He has 17 points more than second-placed Petrovac and this is the first round, maybe the last, in which the math will work, at least when it comes to the title fight.
Everything can theoretically be over, 44 days before the end of the championship: if Petrovac draws with Sutjeska (the match starts at 15 p.m.), Buducnost needs a win four hours later (19), if Petrovac loses, a point is enough for the "blues". If Petrovac wins, everything will be extended to the following weekend, when Buducnost plays Bokelj in Kotor.
What Buducnost needs and whether this is the night for the title will be known before the match against Gorica begins.
- We will watch the Petrovac - Sutjeska match, of course - says Brnović.
Its outcome, however, will not change the new champion's approach.
- Regardless of how the aforementioned match ends, we will turn to ourselves and try to overcome an unpleasant opponent.
Buducnost players have another additional motive...
- We have in mind that this is the last game of the season at our stadium and in front of our fans, so we will certainly give our maximum to achieve victory even though we are weakened by not playing. Ivanovic i Bojović - said Brnović.
Why the last one? The grass surface under Gorica is being replaced as early as Tuesday, April 22nd, and it will not be finished until June.
Another important detail - if Buducnost celebrates the title today, it will be without its most ardent fans, because the “Barbarians” announced that they will not attend the match “due to the Federation's decision to play on Vasrks”.
It is not the first time that a regular championship round has been played in Montenegro on that day, on a Sunday; the last time this happened was three years ago, on April 24, 2022.
In any case, Buducnost will try to beat Arsenal, who are currently 4th in the table, for the fourth time this season, and sixth in a row.
- Arsenal have entered the form of play and results, which has followed us throughout the season - that many teams are on an upward trajectory until they meet us, so we now have a difficult task ahead of us against a very good and disciplined team led by a young coach. Bozidar Tujkovic", whom I appreciate immensely," Brnović emphasized.
Of the other matches of the 30th round, the derby at the bottom of the table, a game for survival, is of particular interest: Jezero in Berane hosts Otranto. With a game in hand, Plav have three points more than Ulcinj and a victory would take a big step towards survival. The guests, on the other hand, have a chance to fully return to the game in one match.
Dečić hosts Bokelj in Tuzi, while Mornar hosts Jedinstvo in Bijelo Polje.
Pairs of the 30th round
PETROVAC - SUTJESKA (15 p.m.)
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Podgorica)
LAKE - OTRANT (16)
Referee: Miloš Bošković (Podgorica)
UNITY - SAILOR (16)
Referee: Miloš Bešović (Podgorica)
DEČIĆ - BOKELJ (18)
Referee: Nikola Vođević (Podgorica)
THE FUTURE - ARSENAL (19)
Referee: Nikola Cvijović (Budva)
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