The defeat in Kazakhstan seemed to have set the tone for the rematch - Sutjeska's players ended their Champions League qualifying mission in the first round.
Kairat was better, and after a more fortunate than deserved triumph in Almaty (2:1, with a goal in the 93rd minute), they confirmed their role as favorites against Bistrica.
It was 2:0, with a big mistake by goalkeeper Vladan Giljen and a penalty kick by Boris Kopitović.
The team from Nikšić could have avoided both goals, just like in the first match, but it's not exactly details like that - small or big mistakes - that often make the difference at the European level.
After a modest performance from both teams in the first half, Sutjeska entered the second half more energetically, announcing that they might be able to take the lead, but everything changed in the 68th minute when Giljen reacted too slowly in his desire to shoot the ball.
Bekbolat took advantage of this to score and pave the way for Kairat to the 2nd round and a doubleheader with the Cypriot Omonia.
After that, Sutjeska seemed to have lost faith in being able to pull off a surprise, and a penalty was awarded in the 80th minute, converted by Žoržinjo. It was then clear that the guests were on their way to victory, as the Montenegrin champion was left with ten men due to Andrija Ražnatović's second yellow card.
Sutjeska continues the European summer in the 2nd round of the Conference League qualifiers, their rival is Belarusian Vitebsk - the first match is next Thursday in Hungary.
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