Sutjeska had the opportunity tonight to increase their lead over Mornar before going on the winter break, but in a direct confrontation in Nikšić, in the last match of the first part of the MeridianBet First Montenegrin Football League, they were defeated 1:0.
After the first part of the season, the team from Nikšić has four points more than Baran, seven more than Jezera, and eight more than Dečić, who has a game in hand. Buducnost is in seventh place, 11 points behind the leader and has a game in hand.
The duel in Nikšić was decided at the end of the first half, when Jean-Michel Yao crossed the ball into the box from the right side, and Stefan Denković scored the goal.
In the second half, Sutjeska had the initiative, and the best chance for the home team was missed by Aleksandar Desančić, who hit the post.
On the other side, Balša Sekulić could have solved everything, but after an assist from Denković, he shot wide of the goal, and Darko Zorić also missed a chance in the final seconds.
Third consecutive defeat for the champions and 7th place
And in Berane - Jezera's victory against Buducnost. Not exactly unexpected, considering everything we've seen this fall.
The lull on the poor pitch was interrupted in stoppage time by Mario Đoljaj, who escaped Miomir Đuričković, resulting in the defending champion's penalty being awarded.
Ognjen Rolović scored from the penalty spot, and the Plav team once again showed that they are the "black beasts" of our biggest football club (1:0).
Although, this season the triumph against Buducnost is obviously not a great success, as this was the third consecutive defeat for Dejan Vukićević's team, and the seventh overall for the "blue and whites" in the autumn part of the season.
The dark autumn for the Podgorica club is not over yet, as they face a clash with Dečić on Sunday, and it seems that even a victory would not improve the impression.
Lake Three - in the European zone
That is the story of Buducnost this fall, and the story of Jezera is much brighter.
The club from Plav, which does not even have its own first league pitch, practically plays away and when it is home, it delights its fans and the entire public from season to season.
A victory against Buducnost, such a Buducnost, is not a feat, but a feat is a place in third place in the table, a place in the Cup semi-finals after the autumn part.
All of this was done by Miodrag Džudović's fearless squad, which secured their fifth victory, including the Cup, and their sixth in the last seven games.
A phenomenal end to the autumn part of the championship could also motivate the club's leaders to do everything they can to obtain a UEFA license to compete in European competitions.
Because Europe is not far away, in fact - Jezero is closer to the international scene than Buducnost is.
Mladost defeated Dečić in a goleada in Tuzi
The matches between Dečić and Mladost Lob.beta are traditionally full of goals, and today there were the most - as many as seven and a surprising 4:3 victory for the visitors.
Marko Šćepanović's team controlled the result from start to finish, which may have seemed dramatic in the end, but there was only two or three minutes of drama in stoppage time.
Young national team player Balša Mrvaljević shone, "almost" scoring two goals in the first half - almost, because the second was attributed to Braunović as an own goal.
Seljimi scored at the beginning of the second half, but just ten minutes later, the visitors scored again - Dušan Vuković, making it 1:3.
In the final moments of the goal-scoring spree, three goals in seven minutes, Braunović reduced the score to 2:3, and reserve Jagoš Roganović immediately put the match back under the guests' control - 2:4.
Draško Božović converted a penalty in the fifth minute of extra time, but it was too late for Tužane, who lost third place, as they were overtaken by Jezero.
They can get it back on Sunday, when they host Buducnost in a back-to-back match.
Mladost Lob.bet is sixth in the standings, ahead of Buducnost.
Enchanted networks in Podgorica and Tivat
The last autumn round began with a "goal drought" - there were none at the Old Airport and in Tivat.
The first to take to the pitch, at the FSCG Camp, were the coastal rivals Petrovac and Bokelj. There were no goals, and the Kotor team was certainly more satisfied with the draw, as they have gone five matches without a defeat after a disappointing start to the season.
The score remained 0:0 in the match between Arsenal and Jedinstvo. The Bijelo Polje team has gone 11 matches without a win and goes into the break as the last team, while the Tivat team is in the play-off zone for survival.
THE RESULTS
PETROVAC - BOKELJ SBBET 0:0
LAKE - THE FUTURE 1:0
Ognjen Rolović (pen) 94.
ARSENAL - UNITED 0:0
DECIC - MLADOST LOB.BET 3:4
Trimror Seljimi 51, Nikola Braunović 87, Draško Božović (penalty) 90+5 - Balša Mrvaljević 14, Nikola Braunović (ag) 25, Dušan Vuković 61, Jagoš Roganović 90.
SUTJESKA - MORNAR 0:1
Stefan Denković 41.
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