Nebojša Jovović has made history and closed the circle - for the last season, while the new one is well underway.
The Montenegrin coach on the bench of SC Kuwait won the Emir Cup, his fourth trophy in the same competition year, the only one he missed at this, the eighth Arab destination in a row.
Title, President's Cup, Super Cup, and now the Emir Cup - it can't get any further than that, it can't get any more. "Poker" trophies in the same season and a feat that no coach has achieved in the country where Valerij Lobanovski, Miljan Miljanić, Berti Vogts, Scolari once worked...
SC Kuwait, and especially Jovović, knows how to play finals, and that's why there was no doubt today - 2:0 against Al Arabi.
The first goal was scored by "local boy" Yusuf Naser from a penalty kick, which was awarded in the 6th minute with the assistance of VAR technology. The penalty spot was pointed by Romanian Istvan Kovac - a famous European referee who refereed the last Champions League final between PSG and Inter in Munich.
The second goal seemed to be a copy of the famous goal Liverpool gave Barcelona in the 2018 Champions League semi-final, when Alexander-Arnold "surprised" a corner kick and Origi scored.
Despite Al Arabi's sluggish defense, Mohamed Daham has now scored.
This is Nebojša Jovović's ninth trophy with four different teams in the Middle East. He won them in Jordan with Faisaliyah, Iraq with Short, and Tunisia with Sfaxien.
The most trophy-winning Montenegrin coach - without competition.
His associates are celebrating with him: Marko Jovanović, Darko Lubarda and Blažo Igumanović.
The Emir Cup is played in honor of the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who watched the match comfortably reclining in an armchair in the royal box of the Jaber Al Ahmad Stadium.
It is a tradition for Emir to attend the final, which is why the game was played in December, and not when it was supposed to be - last season, when he could not be there due to commitments.
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