The defeat of Montenegro, which also marked the end of the dreams of the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
Serbia was better 27:25, although the "lionesses" had a four-goal advantage at halftime (18:14), and in the second half they had a plus three.
Our team scored only seven goals in the following...
Montenegro will play the second match in the main round on Saturday at 15.30:XNUMX p.m. when the rival is Russia.
Jovanka Radičević was the most effective in our team with eight goals, Ivona Pavićević scored five, and Sanja Premović and Itana Grbić four each.
Tamara Radojević scored eight times in the Serbian team, Jovana Stoiljković scored one less goal...
MONTENEGRO - SERBIA 25:27 (18:14)
Granollers - Palace of sports. Spectators: 810. Referees: Alvares and Bustamante (Spain). Sevens: Montenegro 4 (4), Serbia 3 (3). Exclusions: Montenegro 12, Serbia 4 minutes. Red card: Jovanović (Serbia) in the 39th minute.
Montenegro: RAJČIĆ (10 saves), Nenezić, RADIČEVIĆ 8 (4), PLETIKOSIC 2, Mugoša, Popović, Ujkić, Ašanin, Malović, Ćorović, PREMOVIĆ 4, BRNOVIĆ 2, Ramusović, PAVIĆEVIĆ 5, GRBIĆ 4, Vukčević.
Serbia: Risović 1 (nine saves), GRAOVAC (one save), Vukajlović, M. Agbaba, J. Agbaba, JANJUŠEVIĆ 4, Kojić, Radojević 8 (3), Kocić, Jovović, STAMENIĆ 3, Jovanović, LOVRIĆ 2, STOILJKOVIĆ 7 , LIŠČEVIĆ 2, PETROVIĆ.
Premović missed the zicer, Risović saved it less than 50 seconds before the end.
Two minutes to go - Serbia leads 27:25. An increasingly difficult situation for our selection...
Bojana Popović's time-out.
Serbia leads again, 27:26 after a counterattack. Three more minutes to go.
The new zicer was saved by Rajčić, this time it was stopped by Liščević.
Premović stopped Serbia's 4:0 streak - she equalized at 25:25.
Reversal - Serbia took the lead with Janjušević's goal, now it's 25:24. There are still six and a half minutes left.
Equalization - Lovrić made it 24:24 with the player more.
Two minute penalty for Grbić.
There is only one difference for the "lionesses" after Janjušević's goal - 24:23. Bojana Popović called a time-out exactly 10 minutes before the end.
Another goal for Stoiljković, Serbia does not give up - 24:22.
Rajčić repelled Serbia's onslaught with a new defense, and Brnović shook the net for 24:21.
After Janjušević's goal, Premović made it 23:20.
Pletikosić fought back and restored the three-goal advantage - 22:19.
Stoiljković's goal, Serbia reduced it to 21:19.
"Lions" lead 21:18, Serbia's time-out in the 42nd minute.
Jovanović received a red card after a sharp foul on Grbić, and Radičević used the seven-pointer for 21:18.
Now it's 20:18 p.m., Radojević scores again, and with the player more.
Itana Grbić's fourth goal, plus three again - 20:17. Then Brnović was excluded.
Radojevic's third consecutive goal, now it's 19:17 for Montenegro.
Bonus video:
