Croatian media: Debacle and disaster, the miraculous goalkeeper of Montenegro destroyed Croatia

Montenegro is a handball hit and in this special moment, the best ex-Ju selection.

After Slovenia and North Macedonia, the "Lions" defeated the superpower Croatia 32:26 in a spectacular game in Budapest at the opening of the 2nd phase of the European Championship.

And he is a candidate for the semi-finals.

The Croatian media are very harsh in their initial reactions to the surprising defeat, and Sportske novosti states:

"Disaster!"

However, they also glorify Nebojša Simić.

"After Slovenia, the amazing goalkeeper of Montenegro destroyed Croatia at the Euro!".

"After being the most pleasant surprise with the Netherlands in the first part of the competition, Montenegro continued with excellent results at the opening of the second round. Unfortunately, with a victory against Croatia", writes Večernji list, with the headline:

"The debacle of Croatia: Montenegro outclassed Horvat's chosen ones and reached a new spectacle at the Euro".

"Croatia's debacle at the opening of the second round. Montenegro defeated the 'cowboys' 32-26 and achieved one of the biggest victories in history. We are miles away from the semi-finals...", states 24sata.hr.

"Catastrophe in Budapest: Montenegro overtakes Croatia...", the portal states.

"Every time it looked like there was an opportunity to come back, that hope would be extinguished first of all by the great Montenegrin goalkeeper Nebojša Simić (14 saves, 40%), and then by the shooters led by Branko Vujović who scored seven goals. Miloš Vujović, and pivot Nemanja Grbović was the scorer of five goals," says Index.