Young women's handball team stopped in the quarterfinals

The Montenegrin women's handball team failed to advance to the semifinals of the European U19 Championship in Podgorica.

The Montenegrin women's handball team was defeated in the quarterfinal match by Germany 35:33.

Germany justified its role as the favorite, but coach Igor Marković's generation delighted those present at the Bemaks Arena.

The audience recognized this, and around a thousand spectators greeted Anđela Guberinić and her teammates with standing ovations despite the defeat against the fifth-ranked national team on the planet.

After Denmark and Hungary, Montenegro put another team that was among the top five on the planet to the test last year. They lacked luck and more rested players in decisive moments, but the performance and character they showed deserve respect.

It was exciting in the Bemaks Arena until the last moment, after Montenegro had a three-goal lead twice in the first half, led 19:17 at the break, and then allowed Germany to turn the tables with a poor start to the second half.

From the beginning of the second half, the young "lionesses" chased the deficit, equalizing in the 50th minute (28:28), and taking the lead for the last time in the 54th minute when it was 31:30.

The favorite, thanks to a larger rotation and exceptional quality, still managed to win and advance to the semifinals.

Bojana Peličić made all nine seven-meter throws, Elena Mitrović scored six, while Natalija Lekić scored five times.

Maja Ceklić was named player of the match with four goals, and Sanja Andrijašević also had the same number of goals.