The future held against Brest until the moment when the zicers became a problem for the Montenegrin champion...
One of the favorites in the Champions League knew how to take advantage of all that and write a convincing victory in the 2nd round of the Champions League (35:22).
"We didn't succeed in everything we were supposed to achieve in the beginning - we missed 12 clean shots from the wing in the moments when the game was breaking," said Bojana Popović, the head of the Blues' coaching staff, after the match.
The misses came from the positions where it was least expected.
"From the wing players who are the most experienced (Ivona Pavićević and Nina Bulatović) and who should give us the wind at our backs, we didn't have real support," added Bojana.
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After such mistakes, the game went in a completely wrong direction.
"When such things happen to a young team, then it falls with energy and confidence. It's hard to say something, but I simply felt it with the missed shots, and then everything was transferred to the defense, and after that it was difficult to get them back. Everything it is certainly expected when they come against serious defensive players".
The legendary handball player says about defense.
"The players simply did not have any duel quality in defense, except for Klara Monti Danijelson, there was a lack of energy in that segment".
Jelena Radivojević was the only one who was in a good mood in the attack, playing with her teammates...
"We are not a team that can score a lot of easy chances, and when we create them, and the ones we expect don't hit them, it creates additional pressure on how to create the next chance," Bojana believes.
Captain Ivona Pavićević was suspended for four minutes due to nervousness and ironic applause from the judges.
"When we were able to get into a certain rhythm at the beginning of the second half, it cut us off a bit, because we were four minutes short with one player. There is simply no justification for that, she shouldn't have such a reaction, especially since she is the captain," Popović explained.
The beautiful story of this match is Nina Ramusović, a 17-year-old who hit the net three times on her debut in the Champions League.
"I am happy that I am here and that the coach gave me the chance to play in the Champions League. I hope that the next match will be better, but we will continue to fight. It is my first time to play, many are older than me, but I am really happy that I won this opportunity," said Nina.
Did this match show her that she can play against the best in Europe?
"I think I can play in the Champions League, but I will try to work even harder," concluded the young hope of Buducnosti.
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