Montenegrin handball players achieved the best placement at the World Championships - the "lionesses" beat Serbia 28:26 in the battle for fifth place.
It is the fifth victory of Montenegro over Serbia in major competitions, and one mutual duel ended in a draw.
Although the match did not have much competitive importance, a great battle for prestige was fought in Kumamoto.
The Serbian women started better, leading until the middle of the half, but Montenegro went on a 6:0 run to reach 12:8.
In the second half, when Majda Mehmedović scored in the 44th minute for 19:18. our selection did not let go of the advantage, and with a good defense, the rival's attempts to turn it around were rejected.
Ema Ramusović and Milena Raičević each scored four goals, Jovanka Radičević, Tatjana Brnović, Majda Mehmedović, Andrea Klikovac and Jelena Despotović scored three.
In the Serbian team, Jovana Stojiljković was the most effective with six.
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