From the special reporter of Vijesti
As close as they were against Romania, at least in terms of time and winning a point, they were just as far away against Denmark - in their first match at the European Championship, they were defeated in the last minute, and in the second, they lost practically from the first minute.
The Montenegrin youth football team could not match Denmark, nor defend itself, nor threaten it, and after a long 90 minutes the result showed it all - 5:0.
The Montenegrin team was not up to the task and expectations, neither physically, technically nor mentally, but, despite everything, defeat must not be the end of the road, and after such a heavy defeat, we must not forget the kind of company our U19 selection found itself in.
If qualifying for a major competition was a flight to the heights, then even a fall at Rapid's stadium in the Bucharest neighborhood of Giuleşti can be a flight - if one learns from the defeat, if one experiences the defeat as a lesson, albeit a fierce and painful one...
Coach Nenad Vukčević made four changes compared to the first match, but he did not gain any freshness or strength. The Danes, without much resistance, transferred the game to the opponent's half from the start, circling and moving without the ball, everything indicated that Montenegro would not last long.
What's worse, the goal didn't come from pressure, but from a misplaced pass in the 9th minute - an intercepted pass, an open "central corridor" for Vilum Bertelsen, and the Nordsjaelland number eight surprised Milović with a powerful shot from 25 meters, without a block - 1:0.
In the balance of power, in every touch with the ball, in every movement of the players, in the team's reactions, it was literally clear from everything that the outcome of this match could not be any other than a victory for the Danish team.
However, in a match where it is clear which team is better and stronger, there should not be, nor should there be, any giving away. And Montenegro gave away the second goal.
Tomašević lost the ball in the penalty area, Oskar Švartau and Mike Temsen easily combined in front of Milović. Temsen scored, Švartau assisted - 2:0. Two goals ahead, with three saves from Milović from dangerous situations, and much to go...
The Danes did not score the third goal from their dominance, but again after the Montenegrin team lost the ball. The rival turned a misunderstanding between Vukanić and Savović into a quick action that Temsen finished with a precise diagonal and his second goal of the match.
With three goals down and no hope, it was most important to preserve "dignity" both on the scoreboard and on the field, and the minutes seemed like hours...
In the 62nd minute, our players finally showed their reaction and showed that they could be dangerous. They broke through Denmark for the first time, the action ended with Marko Perović's lucid cross from the right to Tadić, who hit the outside of the crossbar from an open position from 12-13 meters.
It could have been, it had to be, 3:1, but instead of a goal of encouragement, a goal came from the other side, from an action that described the balance of power - quickly and precisely, from the first, space opened up on the right side, and after two goals, Temsen also registered an assist, reserve scorer Jonathan Agjekum, who nine minutes later once again checked the helpless Milović for 5:0. Milović, both between the goals and after the fifth goal, saved Montenegro from an even heavier defeat, and that speaks volumes about the difference between the two teams.
The last match at the European Championship will be the toughest for Montenegro - the rival is Spain, the nine-time European champion in the under-19 category, on Thursday at 19 p.m.
DENMARK - MONTENEGRO 5:0 (2:0)
Bucharest - Stadium: Đulešti Arena. Attendance: 389. Referee: Antoni Bandić (BiH). Scorers: Bertelsen in the 9th minute, Temsen in the 32nd and 52nd minutes, Agjekum in the 62nd and 73rd minutes. Yellow card: Vukanić (Montenegro).
Denmark: Martin - Olson, Kalo (46. Slotsager), Voker - Bidstrup (61. Nilsen), Larsen, Bertelsen, Jansen (46. Jul-Sandberg) - Temsen (78. Karsbo), Emeri, Švartau (46. Agjekum).
Montenegro: Milović - Vračar, Karadžić, Tomašević, Maraš (75. Vlahović) - Savović (57. Ćetković), Vukanic (57. Đukanović), Camaj (86. Jauković), M. Perović - F. Perović (57. Kostić), Tadić.
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