The Nikšić team finished their performance at the final tournament of the League of European Champions in goalball with a bronze medal.
Golball players from Nikšić won today in the Belgian Blakenberg, in the match for the third place, the German Chemnicer 11:3.
By placing among the top three European teams, they secured a place in the club world championship, next year in Espoo, Finland.
It is the second honor of the global club from Nikšić in the Champions League, after the 2022 final in Roštok.
The team from Nikšić played the best when it was needed the most.
He crowned a good start with a lead of 7:0 and practically solved the question of the winner even then.
Chemnicer had no solution for the rival's defense, he scored the first goal in the last seconds of the first half from a penalty, and from play only in the 14th minute.
The most effective in the winning team was Nikola Nikolić with five, while Marko Nikolić and Matej Ledinek scored three goals each.
Nikšić was defeated by Lithuanian Šaltinis 9:5 in the semi-final match earlier today, after a great turnaround.
A series of 6:0 and almost ten minutes without a given goal cost the team from Nikšić the victory against the official and two-time consecutive champions of Europe.
The Montenegrin representative, after a slightly weaker start in attack and a 3:1 lead by Šaltinis, made a 4:0 run for a 5:3 lead at the beginning of the second half.
In those moments, Nikola Čurović's team had both the game and the result, but two quick goals brought back the Lithuanians, who showed to the end why they are at the top of European and world football.
The most effective player in the Nikšić team was Nikola Nikolić with four goals, while Miloš Rantović scored once.
Nikšić ended his appearance at the tournament with four wins and two losses.
He defeated Brussels 14:4 and Chemnitzer 12:7 in the group and lost to Hansa 5:2.
In the quarter-finals, he eliminated Fuks from Berlin 14:8, in the semi-finals he lost to Šaltinis 9:5 and in the medal match he won against Chemnitzer 11:3.
Coach Nikola Čurović said that he must be satisfied with the achieved result and that the first goal - qualifying for the club world championship - was achieved.
"We have to be proud of the result, although I secretly hoped for a better medal. The changing game and results in the group cost us the second place. In the semi-finals, we lost to the two-time European champion, although we started the match well. In the fight for in third place, we were better than Čemnicer and deservedly won the medal," said Čurović.
The Nikšić team in Blakenberg, a Belgian summer resort on the North Sea, consisted of Goran Macanović, Marko and Nikola Nikolić, Miloš Ranitović, Matej Ledinek and Velizar Obradović, who were led from the bench by coach Nikola Čurović and his assistant Branislav Bulatović.
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