The Buducnost Volley volleyball team advanced to the EPCG Super League finals after a dramatic match at the Sports Hall “Topolica” in Bar. In the decisive, third game of the semi-final series, they defeated the home team Luka Bar with a score of 3:2 (25:27, 25:21, 23:25, 25:14, 15:10) and thus wrote a new page in the club's new history, reaching the first final.
Since the merger of the two Buducnost teams, in 2021 the Podgorica team secured its first series for the Montenegrin championship title! The only final before that, Buducnost played in the 2011/12 season, when they won the cup by defeating Luka Bar.
The spectacle in SC “Topolica” was full of excitement, twists and turns and top-notch volleyball, and both teams showed exceptional fighting spirit and quality. The first set went to the home team, who managed to withstand the onslaught of Buducnost, which had a lead of 10:6 and 19:14, and after a reversal, they led 27:25. However, in the second set, the Podgorica team took the initiative, took the lead 20:15 and played confidently to equalize the score in the sets – 25:21.
The third set brought a new lead for Luka Bar, which opened the set with 8:1. Buducnost came back to 21:23, but the home team scored two key points to bring the set to an end with a score of 25:23. The visiting team dominated the fourth set. Although Luka Bar led 6:4, Buducnost quickly turned the tables and convincingly won 25:14, which brought the match into a decisive set.
In the tie-break, the "Sirens" led 3:1, but Luka Bogojević's team showed character, tied the game at 4:4, and then made a run for a 10:7 lead and the final victory - 15:10.
Buducnost captain Mileva Magdelinic played a great match with 21 points, while Sara Belojević, Milena Ćetković and Kristina Božović added 15 each. In the Luka Bar team, Teodora Čavić excelled with 29 points, while Aieska Ferreira scored 14.
Budućnost Volley will meet in the grand final of the EPCG Super League with the Herceg Novi team, which eliminated its city rival, the Albatros team, in two matches.
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