Rudar shines in Podgorica - Pljevlja overtakes Buducnost to reach second Cup final in history

The club from Pljeval will play for the cup against the better team from the Lovćen - Budva Riviera duel.

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Dragan Jelušić was one of the most cheerful players on the winning team, Photo: RSCG/Matchlens
Dragan Jelušić was one of the most cheerful players on the winning team, Photo: RSCG/Matchlens
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Rudar lost to Buducnost four times this season, but in probably the most important match of the season they played their best handball.

The club from Pljevlja is the first finalist of the Montenegrin Cup after defeating the Podgorica team in the "Bemax Arena" - 26:23.

This is Rudar's second final in history, after being defeated by Budvanska Riviera three years ago. Now they will fight for the trophy against the better team from the match between Budvanska and Lovćen, which starts at 19 pm.

That Nemanja Vuković's men are extra motivated this time was shown by the start of the match, when they opened with a 4:0 lead, with three goals from Dragan Jelušić. However, Buducnost responded quickly, and by the end of the first half (13:12) the game was practically goal for goal.

Rudar was better in the rest of the game. Led by Nikola Matović, they quickly went to 17:12 and managed to keep the lead until the end. The closest Budućnost managed to get was at 20:18 when Marko Čampar scored.

The celebration of Rudar in front of the majority of their fans could have started well before the end of the game.

Matović, Jelušić and Filip Gazdić were the most efficient in the winning team with five goals each, while Aleksa Knežević scored seven for the losing team.

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