June 11, 2018 - In the first match of the championship in Denmark and Germany, the "Lions" were equal to rival Croatia only in the first third of the match in Osijek, when they were equal 8:8. Everything after that was painful to watch, because the Croatia "Cowboys" ran with an aggressive defensive and suffocated the attack to finally reach a huge 13 goals advantage (32:19). The rematch in "Verde" on Thursday will be just a formality, and the big name in world handball will compete in the 31st World Championship and fight for the 14th medal.
Montenegro should now get ready for qualifications for the European Championships in 2020 in Sweden, Norway, and Austria and prepare the best team possible.
CROATIA- MONTENEGRO 32:19 (17:10)
Osijek - City Garden Hall, Spectators: 3.500. Referees: Brunovski and Kanda (Slovačka). Penalties: Croatia 3(3), Montenegro 1(0). Exclusions: Croatia 8 min, Montenegro 6 min
Croatia: STEVANOVIĆ (one goal from penalty), Šego (10 saves), Mihić, MARIĆ 1, STEPANČIĆ 2, HORVAT 6 (3), Karačić 4, Božić-Pavletić 1, Blažević, ŠTRLEK 6, MAMIĆ, CINDRIĆ 5, Kozina 3, Vranković 2, Bičanić, Pavlović 2.
Montenegro: MIJUŠKOVIĆ (seven saves), Mihaljević, Perišić 1, Popović 1, ČAVOR 3, Lazović 2, Pejović, RADOVIĆ 1, M. VUJOVIĆ 1, Radojević, S. Vujović 1, ŠEVALJEVIĆ 1, BOŽOVIĆ 3, Lasica, Anđelić 1, GRBOVIĆ 4.
Text by Nikola Niikolic, on June 9th 2018 , read more at Vijesti
