Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) U21 Montenegro's Dinko Zečević started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Mašan Pupovac showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zula Pieknik, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. With a little luck, Kolomna Stars's Sergio Behe got control of the ball when Ðukan Vučetić tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zula Pieknik's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mašan Pupovac read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Javier Weterio in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mašan Pupovac prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Kolomna Stars booed when U21 Montenegro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ðukan Vučetić didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute of the match, Lale Mijanović tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sergio Behe saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 26 played minutes Kolomna Stars got a freekick which was hit by Mark Kondratiev. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Javier Weterio in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mašan Pupovac prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zula Pieknik in the 32nd minute of play forced U21 Montenegro's goalkeeper Mašan Pupovac to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute Zula Pieknik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mašan Pupovac saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mašan Pupovac took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergey Melnikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Kolomna Stars's Zula Pieknik in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Montenegro's goalie prevented a goal. 38 minutes into the match, U21 Montenegro's goal looked a bit too open when Javier Weterio came free, but Mašan Pupovac reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dinko Zečević kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. The supporters of Kolomna Stars booed when U21 Montenegro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Senad Krmpotić didn't get a good kick on the ball. Javier Weterio was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 44th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zula Pieknik in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mašan Pupovac saved U21 Montenegro from getting behind. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Javier Weterio was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Zula Pieknik made a precise shot to the right of Mašan Pupovac. U21 Montenegro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 58 minutes into the match, Kolomna Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Ðukan Vučetić came free, but Sergio Behe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Javier Weterio succeeded in the game's 61st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. After 65 played minutes U21 Montenegro got a freekick which was hit by Mijat Perović. With an all-out effort, Kolomna Stars's Mašan Pupovac threw himself towards the right post 66 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Zula Pieknik, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Sergio Behe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ðukan Vučetić in the 68th minute of the match. Sergio Behe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dinko Zečević in the 69th minute of the match. After 73 played minutes Kolomna Stars got a freekick which was hit by Mark Kondratiev. The audience was convinced that Javier Weterio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mašan Pupovac was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Mašan Pupovac showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergey Melnikov, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wanderson de Souza got free with Mašan Pupovac in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 88th minute Javier Weterio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mašan Pupovac saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sergio Behe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mijat Perović in the 89th minute of play. Jan Mudry recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mašan Pupovac showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Mudry, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Mijat Perović hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. After 96 minutes of play, Kolomna Stars's Zula Pieknik made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mašan Pupovac was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Kolomna Stars supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Kolomna Stars would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.