Montenegro too strong for Malta
Montenegro 21Malta 2(5-1, 8-0, 4-1, 4-0)\nMalta seemed overawed by Montenegro as they slumped to their first defeat in the European 'B' Championships in Manchester yesterday. By the half-time interval only two Montenegro field players had failed to...
Montenegro 21
Malta 2
(5-1, 8-0, 4-1, 4-0)
\nMalta seemed overawed by Montenegro as they slumped to their first defeat in the European 'B' Championships in Manchester yesterday.
By the half-time interval only two Montenegro field players had failed to score as the tournament favourites coasted to period scores of 5-1 and 8-0. They scored four in the third session as they eased off the pace.
However, they continued to pile on the pressure in the fourth quarter with four further strikes.
Montenegro scored five unanswered goals in the first period through Vladimir Gojkovic, Aleksandar Ivovic, Nikola Janovic, Mladan Janovic and Predrag Jokic, with Malta's Michele Stellini claiming a consolation.
Milos Scepanovic was unbeaten in the Montenegro goal in the second period, while his team-mates added eight more goals.
Jokic scored an extra-man goal to start the third period, with Boris Zlokovic and Vjekoslav Paskovic scoring before Malta's Jurgen Borg got one. Jokic then claimed his second of the quarter and fourth of the match.
Gojkovic got his fourth at the start of the fourth, with Mladan Janovic, Ivovic and Nikola Janovic completed the scoring, with Zdavko Radic the second Montenegro goalkeeper to earn a shut out in the game.
Malta: J. Cachia, N. Lanzon, P. Fava, P. Privitera, M. Meli, J. Soler, S. Camilleri, J. Borg 1, K. Montfort, M. Zammit, C. Mercieca, M. Stellini 1, I. Bugeja.
Today: Malta vs Belarus.