Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Montenegro 3 - San Marino 0

The crowd in Podgorica was expectant of a Montenegro victory over visiting San Marino and hopeful for the impending move by the home side to the top of Group H.  Montenegro opened their account just before the quarter hour with a one-two-one play from Vladimir Volkov and Filip Kasalica, but Volkov's chose to slot across the goal rather than shooting.  Luckily for him, Andrija Delibasic was at the far post for the simple tap-in and a 1-0 lead.  Seventeen minutes on, a Simon Vukcevic corner found a completely unmarked Mitar Novakovic at the back post.  However, rather than aim for the net, Novakovic headed down for Delibasic, who toe poke before his defender could slide tackle him, giving Montenegro a 2-0 lead they would take into the locker room.

Midway through the second half, Montenegro closed their scoring tab.  Luka Djordjevic passed off for Elsad Zverotic, who stopped the ball fifteen yards from goal, surveyed his options, and then swung hard enough to beat the goalkeeper on a dive for a three-goal advantage.  Blazo Igumanovic struck the woodwork with a free kick in stoppage time for Montenegro, but the outcome was not affected.  Montenegro win 3-0 to take first place in Group H.

Montenegro 10 pts +10
England 8 pts +10
Poland 5 pts +2
Moldova 4 pts -5
Ukraine 2 pts -1
San Marino 0 pts -16

Goals
Montenegro
Andrija Delibasic 14, 31
Elsad Zverotic 68

Match Reports:
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/world-cup-montenegro-beat-san-marino-leapfrog-england-194713293.html

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y340U9GTIw

Full Match Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1axgZaUgEdw

1 comment:

Rufiniano Maldonado said...

Obvious victory that puts Montenegro in first place, however they did not score as much as it would have been desirable for them.

San Marino may be happy if they manage to score in this qulifying phase, without doubt they are Europe's weakest team.