Ten seconds before the end, it seemed that all was lost, that in another thriller ending, the Montenegrin handball players would be left without what they deserved.
Marko Milosavljević pushed in Radojica Čepić into the goalkeeper's area and forced a seven-pointer, he stopped on the line Bogdan Radivojevic and mastered Nikola Matović for 29: 29.
It seemed that what they had in their pockets all along was slipping away from the "lions" - a victory that would have brought them 3rd place in Group C and 1st hat before the play-off draw for the World Cup.
Vlado Shola took a timeout with six seconds left, Stefan Čavor kicked, Vladimir Cupara defended, but he did Nemanja Grbović grabbed the ball and shook the net a few hundredths of a second before the final whistle for one of the greatest victories of the "lions" in history.
With that, they took at least a consolation prize for what eluded them against Hungary and Iceland, when they had attacks for draws, but did not use them.
This outcome is not only important because the rival in the May playoff for the championship in Norway, Denmark and Croatia will be easier, but also for the confidence of the team.
If they had dropped what they deserved again, like in the first two games in Munich, and against Slovenia in the EHF Euro qualifiers or Croatia in the "Croatia Cup", the "lions" could have built a complex for themselves and created problems for the future.
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Now they are aware as much as they can, that they are returning Vuka Borozan and "growing up" Arsenija Dragašević, Čepić i Luka Radović became a selection that no one wants as a rival...
The beginning of the match was phenomenal. Nebojsa Simic immediately "lowered the shutter", and Borozan with two i Vasilije Kaluđerović i Branko Vujović with one goal each brought 4:0.
The "Eagles" woke up, several times in the 1st half they were carried by the middle back Lazar Kukić approached the minimum difference, which was also at the big break (15:14).
They reached the first tie in the 34th minute, when the fans of Montenegro were cowering in fear - Simić tried to stop the counterattack, but failed, instead colliding with Dragan Pešmalbek, and Radivojević equalized at 16:16.
Judges from Sweden Mirza Kurtagić i Mathias Wettervik reviewed the video and justifiably showed the red card to the great goalkeeper.
Between the posts he had to Nikola Matovic, who this season defends brilliantly in Swedish Am, which he confirmed tonight - with several saves, he showed his teammates that they can rely on him, and Grbović, Miloš and Branko Vujović with goals in the 3:0 series canceled the rival's only lead and reversed to 20:18.
There were two times and plus three for the "lions" (23:20 and 24:21), but Serbia came back.
She used Dragašević's exclusion due to a wrong substitution, then Branko Vujović's for a foul, to reduce the score to 26:25, but Borozan returned two points with a "bomb".
Team Tonia Gerona did, however, equalize at 28:28 with 112 seconds left, and then had an attack for a reversal.
It seemed like the script was repeating itself, but it is Vuk Lazovic blocked a shot Petar Đorđić, and Borozan may have rushed towards Cupara's goal too early and scored in 29:28.
The "Eagles" had a chance to win a draw, it seemed that they grabbed it, but luck finally favored the "Lions". If anyone deserved it, it was them...
SERBIA - MONTENEGRO 29:30 (14:15)
Munich - "Olympiahalle". Viewers: 12.128. Judges: Kurtagić and Vetervik (Sweden). Sevens: Serbia 2 (1), Montenegro 2 (2). Suspensions: Serbia 8, Montenegro 10 minutes. Red card: Simić (Montenegro) in the 34th minute.
Serbia: Cupara (six saves), MILOSAVLJEV (seven saves), VORKAPIĆ 2, Kos 1, Abutović, BORZAŠ 1, Milosavljević, KOJADINOVIĆ 3, Radivojević 4 (1), N. ILIC 5, Pušica, Orbović 1, KUKIĆ 7, Đorđić 2, Pešmalbek 2, MARSENIĆ 1.
Montenegro: Matović (six saves), SIMIĆ (seven saves and seven goals), Bakić, Dragašević, M. VUJOVIĆ 7 (2), Čavor, LAZOVIĆ, Čepić, B. VUJOVIĆ 8, M. RADOVIĆ, KALUĐEROVIĆ 1, Vujačić, L Radović 1, Anđelić, BOROZAN 6, Grbović 7.
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