Exhibition in Bijelo Polje, Montenegro at the European Championship

The last two matches in Bar were played by the best Montenegrin handball players in front of a total of 900 spectators, in a theatrical atmosphere, without any fire.

The return to Bijelo Polje, where the Montenegrin national teams always had phenomenal support, turned out to be a complete success - the "lionesses" were carried by the extraordinary cheering of the hole full of "Nikoljec" defeated Poland with 33:23 and two rounds before the end of the qualifications not only secured a place in the European championship in France, but also 1st place in group 2.

According to the final result, one would say that there were no excitements, but it was not quite like that.

Per Johansson's team, on the wings of Jovanka Radičević, quickly took a five-point lead (8:3, 13th minute), precisely with the fifth goal of the player from Vardar, but the persistent Polish women reduced the score to 10:9 and forced the Swede to ask for a time-out with the same score. like three days earlier in Gdina.

This time, however, Montenegro did not make a new difference after a short rest, but the cheerful left wing of King Gžib took advantage of the holes in the defense and equalized at 13:13 in the 29th minute.

Bobana Klikovac took care of the minimum plus at halftime, and after a lot of missed attacks from both sides, Milena Raičević and Katarina Bulatović increased the score at 16:13.

The visitors held the lead, constantly approached minus two and threatened, but Đurđina Jauković removed the dilemma - the 21-year-old from Nikšić scored her first goal in the 50th minute and thus took the burden off her back, and immediately afterwards she shook the net two more times. and in attacks with one less player, for an unattainable 28:21 in the 52nd minute.

In the very finish, the "lionesses" completely beat their rivals and reached a convincing victory, and Ljubica Nenezić put an end to the extraordinary edition with phenomenal defenses in the finish.

The young woman from Podgorica stopped 16 shots and a seven-pointer and made the absence of the ill Marina Rajčić not felt.

And not only that - she showed that Montenegro has a great tandem of goalkeepers for the years ahead, because Rajčić only celebrates her 25th birthday in August.

And juniors Tea Marinović and Anastasija Babović, who was in the team tonight as the first reserve, as well as 21-year-old Ana Rajković, are also waiting for their chance...

Montenegro - Poland 33:23 (14:13)

Bijelo Polje - Hall "Nikoljac". Spectators: 4.000. Referees: Horvat and Marton (Hungary). Sevens: Montenegro 4 (4), Poland 3 (1). Exclusions: Montenegro, Poland 6 minutes.

Montenegro: Babović, NENEZIĆ (16 saves and seven goals), RADIČEVIĆ 11 (4), JAUKOVIĆ 3, Brnović 1, A. Klikovac 2, Ujkić, Premović, K. BULATOVIĆ 3, Pavićević 1, B. KLIKOVAC 1, Despotović 3, A. Bulatović, RAIČEVIĆ 5, GRBIĆ 3.

Poland: Kordoviecka (five saves), PLAČEK (four saves), Gorna 1, Mihalov, Rošak 2, GŽIB 6 (1), JANIŠEVSKA 1, Zavistovska, ZIH 1, DRABIK 2, Kozlovska, LISEVSKA 6, Sharavaga, AHRUK 4, Urtnovska .

The mystery of the 22nd goal was solved by erasing

Selector Johanson and other members of the coaching staff of Montenegro protested in the 49th minute due to the mysterious goal of Poland, because the scoreboard read 25:22, instead of 25:21.

The guests did not erase that goal until the end, so the match ended with a score of 33:24, but the mystery was solved after the game, when the delegate, Arijana Vojić from Bosnia and Herzegovina, watched the video.

For the Polish women, that non-existent goal was erased, so the correct one was entered as the final score - 33:23.

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