Debi Didier Dinar on the bench of the Montenegrin handball players was marked by victory, and a triumph in his second match would practically have already returned the "lions" to major competitions.
Mirko Radovic and the teammates after Finland are looking for two more points in Košice against Slovakia - the match of the second round of qualification for the European Championship will be played from 17:XNUMX in the hockey "Stil Arena".
It is expected to be a more difficult match than the duel with Finland (29:28), but with a win, Montenegro would already be at the door of the Euros organized by Denmark, Sweden and Norway in January 2026.
- Theoretically, every match is easier in front of home fans than away fans, and we heard that the Slovaks will have full stands with them - he emphasized Stevan Vujović, defender of Montenegro.
They will have to fight, defense solves the match
Unlike the "lions", the Slovaks were defeated in the first round (37:32), but they also had a much tougher opponent - Hungary in Đer.
- They lost the first game, so they will have to fight in front of their fans. On the other hand, we arrived here two days early and I think we managed to get ready enough. We got to know their players and their system - added Vujović.
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times, Montenegro participated in European championships - since 2014, it has not skipped any continental championship. On the other hand, Slovakia has four appearances - the last one in January 2022.
And Slovakia's system would be...
- A different opponent awaits us compared to Finland - Slovaks are fast, penetrating and during the entire game "pull" a fast center and counterattacks, so if we return on time and if we position ourselves properly in defense, everything should be in ok I think we have a chance for that - the analysis was good and we just need to respect everything - said handball player Minaur Baja Mare.
Winning means a lot...
- Every team is different in front of their fans and then they lose hard, but I hope that we will fight for the whole 60 minutes and come out as winners - Vujović pointed out.
The stake is huge
Miodrag Ćorsović will fight big battles on the line, and his help will be needed in defense as well.
- Our fans helped us a lot to win at the start, and now we expect a more difficult match - in addition to all that, we were left without two important players - said the Montenegrin pivot.
The two players who will be missing are Vuko Borozan (knee injury) i Vuk Lazovic (family reasons), and instead of them, Dinar was included in the team Mihailo Šćekić i Milorad Bakić.
- Two young players will step in, of course we expect help from them - Ćorsović is clear.
And he especially apostrophizes the opponent's speed.
- They play fast handball, a "one on one" game, and today practically all national teams play similarly so that there are no easy opponents.
"Lions" know very well how important today's match is.
- The stake is huge, with a win we would practically be on the threshold of the European Championship - we will do our best to win and return to Montenegro with two points - concluded Ćorsović.
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