The time has come to settle accounts. Montenegrin handball players will fight against the Czech Republic for the 10.15th place in the World Championship in the matinee at the "Jiske Bank Boxen" in Herning (7:14.30 a.m.), and at around 5:XNUMX p.m., after the duel between the Netherlands and Germany for the XNUMXth position, they will know who they will face. to fight for going to the Olympic Games in Paris in April.
The skeleton is already known - the fifth-placed and eighth-placed selection will fight for two places in the City of Light with Spain and Argentina, and the sixth-placed and seventh-placed with Slovenia and Paraguay. Calculating which is easier and who to avoid first, Slovenia or Spain, does not make any sense, which is why the "lionesses" only think about winning against Markete Ježabkova and a friend.
- We have to show character and come out as winners, primarily for our sake. We want to end the championship with a good feeling, because we have come a long way. We should forget everything that happened and go out on the field as if it were the final. The Czech Republic is a surprise - they fight, they do their best. It will be a difficult game, but we can get a result with a good defense. It is important that we finish in 7th place and that we have an easier group in the qualification for the Olympic Games - she said Matea Pletikosic.
45 Matea Pletikosić has the assist and will probably be the best at the World Cup because of that. Her closest companion is the Czech Marketa Ježabkova with 37, and she is the first goalscorer with 58 goals, 11 more than the phenomenal Norwegian Henny Reystad.
The youngest player of the national team, Jelena Vukčević, who celebrated her 19th birthday during the championship, believes that defense will be key.
- There are girls who are tired both physically and mentally, there has been a discharge. The most important thing is to stay healthy and finish the championship with a win. I think we are the favorites, the Czech Republic is a surprise. We have a 6:0 defense that is at an enviable level, it will lead us to the desired victory. If we follow that with a good attack, then there will be no problem. A victory would make our journey to Paris easier - said Vukčević.
6:1 Montenegro leads in head-to-head matches against the Czech Republic. The only duel at major competitions, the European Championship in 2016, ended with the victory of the "lionesses" (28:27). They suffered their only defeat in the play-off for the 2019 World Championship in Most (26:24), but in the rematch in Nikšić they won by the same margin in a game with fewer goals (25:23) and went to Japan
The young right back is the leader of the 2004 generation, she played in several championships in younger categories, but this was her baptism of fire on the biggest stage.
- Huge experience and beautiful feeling. I felt what it's like to be with the senior national team on and off the field, that it's a great atmosphere. I leave the championship with the best feeling - said the young woman from Podgorica.
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