Handball icon, Didije Dinar, was defeated for the first time on the bench of Montenegrin handball players - the "lions" lost without eight players in the first of two friendly matches against Greece in Thessaloniki.
The home team won 29:25 (13:15) in a match in which coach Didije Dinar had a combined team at his disposal, without the main players, more precisely eight players who were in the team in November at the start of the qualification for EHF Euro 2026, when they were achieved victories against Finland and Slovakia.
The duel in Thessaloniki was evenly matched in the first 15 minutes, after which our team made a turnaround, leading 25:13 in the 10th minute. At the end of the first half, the lead was two goals - 15:13.
Montenegro maintained the advantage until the 40th minute, when the scoreboard read 19:19, and with a tied score they entered the last 10 minutes - 23:23.
However, the finish of the match belonged to Greece, which won after only conceding a goal in the last five minutes.
Aleksandar Bakić was the most effective in our team with eight goals, Stefan Čavor and Mirko Radović scored five each, while Miodrag Ćorsović scored three times.
Vasilije Kaluđerović shook the rival's net twice, and Vojislav Vukić and Luka Vukićević also scored.
A new duel between the same rivals is scheduled for Saturday at 18.30:XNUMX p.m. our time.
Dinar is preparing the team for the continuation of the qualification, and the first next match for EHF EURO 2026 will be on March 12, when Montenegro will host Hungary.
Both selections have won in the two previous matches in group 2, as Hungary was also better than Finland and Slovakia. From group 2, the two first-placed teams will advance to the championship of the Old Continent.
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