Buducnost vs. Milsami - a clash of two champions, Montenegrin and Moldovan, but in the Conference League qualifiers: the first match of the second round will be played on Wednesday evening at the stadium under Gorica (21 p.m.).
Milsami did a great favor for the Podgorica team, even before the draw and the start of the competition - with a sensational title of champion of Moldova ahead of the recently "reigning" champion Sherif, he pushed the "blue and white" among the seeds in the draw ahead of the first round.
It didn't help much, Buducnost was eliminated by Noa as the favored team, Milsami was eliminated by Finnish champions KuPS as the underdog (0:1 on aggregate), so now they are in the second round of the Conference League qualifiers - against each other.
By being eliminated by Armenia, Buducnost may have missed a good chance to reach the very end of the qualifiers, perhaps even to compete for a place in the group stage, but their European mission is not over.
"When we started the qualifiers, we knew what awaited us from round to round - only champions. And when a team is the champion of a country, then nothing can be taken lightly. Milsami may sound unfamiliar to the general public, but it is a strong and organized team that has quality, and they demonstrated that quality both in the fight with the famous Sherif in the championship race in Moldova, and against Kups from Finland, whom they were able to get past," says young goalkeeper of Buducnost Filip Domazetović for the club's website.
The Podgorica team will try to get a good result at their home arena on Wednesday evening before the rematch in Orhei a week later.
A good result is any victory.
"If we play at the same level as we did in the second half of the match against Noah - I think we can win. We have to show will, fight, heart... That's what the fans expect from us and we owe them another good performance," said Domazetović, who had a chance against Noah from the first minute and repaid his debt with a saved penalty.
That penalty gave wings to Buducnost, and in the next attack Petar Grbić scored to make it 2:2. The extra time had just begun, and the Podgorica team had six minutes of added time to score another goal and force extra time, but they failed with a player less.
"Playing almost the entire match with one less player against a great team like Noa is too difficult, but we gave it our all. And I'm convinced that all of Montenegro saw that. We didn't give up, we fought until the end, we played for the fans, ourselves, our teammates, our family, and if we had had a little more sporting luck - maybe we could have gone to extra time," emphasizes Domazetović, who recalls the details from the 90th minute:
"When a goalkeeper saves a penalty - it's one of the most beautiful feelings you can experience. It's a special moment for every goalkeeper. Especially for me, because I got a chance in one of the most important games and because that game was played in the city where I was born. Those few seconds give you unreal strength and motivation to keep going," the 21-year-old goalkeeper is clear.
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