The senior national team of North Macedonia is competing for the World Cup play-offs, Montenegro has long lost all chances, and has been far from those trends from the start.
When it comes to youth teams - Montenegro is currently better than Macedonia. Today it was better....
In Tuzi, in the qualifying match - 3:2 for Goran Perišić's team, after a turnaround in the second half.
Without the biggest stars, who were added to the A selection - Đukanović, Adžić, Bulatović, Kostić, Perović... - Goran Perišić's men achieved another great result by recording their second victory in the European Championship qualifiers.
The first one came last month against Sweden at Gorica (2:0), and there were also two defeats, away against favorites Italy 2:1 and Poland 2:0.
The Macedonians took the lead at Tuško Polje with a goal by Anes Melić, a defender from Škendija, in the 13th minute.
By halftime, the "falcons" were preparing for a turnaround by playing better than their rivals - and they put it into action later on.
Vladimir Perišić, the coach's son, a striker from Slavia Prague on loan in Kosice, Slovakia, equalized in the 56th minute after a shot from 19-year-old Danilo Vukanić from Buducnost - Perišić converted the rebound into a goal.
Medo Juković, Sutjeska's striker, brought about a complete turnaround in the 68th minute after a brilliant counterattack and pass from Balša Mrvaljević (Mladost DG), only for Mrvaljević to do it all alone just three minutes later - or almost alone, he effectively hit the crossbar from about 15 meters with an assist from Balša Radusinović from Dečić - for 3:1.
Dimitar Trajkov from Rabotnicki reduced the score to 3:2 in the first minute of stoppage time, but there was no time for another turnaround, this time by the visitors, even though 10 minutes of extra time were played.
There was, however, a call for the expulsion of coach Goran Perišić, who "turned red" for protesting against the referee.
The qualifiers continue in November, when Perišić's men visit Armenia and welcome Italy.
They are currently third in the group after beating Macedonians, Swedes and Armenians.
Montenegro - North Macedonia 3:2 (0:1)
Sad - Dečića Stadium. Attendance: 300. Referee: Kyriakos Athanasius (Cyprus). Scorers: Perišić in the 56th minute, Juković in the 68th minute, Mrvaljević in the 73rd minute for Montenegro, Meljiči in the 13th minute and Trajkov in the 90th + 1st minute for North Macedonia. Yellow cards: Knežević, Melentijević, Juković (Montenegro), Elezi, Đekov (North Macedonia). Red card: Goran Perišić, coach of Montenegro in the 90th + 1st minute.
Montenegro: Radanović, Melentijević, Maraš, Franeta, Vuković, Perišić, Miranović, Vukanić (81. Savović), Knežević (57. Juković), Mrvaljević (90+8. Radunović), Krivokapić (46. Radusinović).
North Macedonia: Vasilev, Djekov, Dimeski, Maljici, Angelov, Gaštarov (80. Zenku), Djordjevski, Trajkov, Hamza, Elezi (72. Talevski), Danev.
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