Sutjeska and Budućnost Podgorica met in the first round of the First League on Monday, with the visitors claiming a 1-0 victory thanks to a second-half goal. The result keeps both sides level on points after seven games, though it puts Budućnost one place above their hosts in the table.
And here's the thing — the match stayed deadlocked until the 64th minute when I. Bulatovic found the net for the away side. The goal shifted the momentum, and though Sutjeska pushed for an equaliser, the visitors held firm. Three yellow cards followed in the closing stages, one at 66 minutes, another at 81, and a third in stoppage time at 90+2.
To be fair, the hosts dominated possession at 61 per cent and registered 113 attacks compared to 86 for the visitors. They also had 10 corners to 3 and 12 shots on target combined, yet could only find the back of the net once through their opponents. By then, the statistics told a different story from what sat on the scoreboard.
Sutjeska's recent form has not been kind, having lost four of their last five matches against teams like МКК-Днепр and Кайрат Алматы. Budućnost showed more resilience, winning two of their last five including a 2-0 victory over Искра and a 2-0 win against ОФК Белград. The visitors now extend their unbeaten run to two games.
Both sides sit on eight points after seven matches, with Sutjeska in seventh and Budućnost in eighth. The goal difference remains identical, and neither team has managed to pull clear in what has been a tightly contested opening phase of the season.