2 – 2
“Boženík, already on a yellow card from the previous minute, immediately made amends by finishing coolly to give Slovakia the lead.”
Pivotal“Osmajic levelled for Montenegro just before the break, ensuring the teams went in at 1-1 and resetting the contest.”
Pivotal“Osmajic stepped up and converted a penalty to give Montenegro a 2-1 lead, putting the visitors in sight of a friendly victory.”
Pivotal“Duda, playing through the pressure of his own earlier yellow card, struck to level at 2-2 and deny Montenegro all three points.”
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Slovakia made the brightest possible start when Róbert Boženík, who had just been booked for a foul in the third minute, immediately atoned by converting to make it 1-0 in the fourth — a whirlwind opening that set an energetic tone. Montenegro, however, clawed level just before half-time through Milutin Osmajic, and the Adriatic side came out sharper after the break, winning a penalty that Osmajic confidently dispatched on 66 minutes to turn the match on its head. Slovakia head coach Francis responded with a raft of substitutions, and it was one of the established names — Ondrej Duda, who had been booked himself moments earlier — who delivered the leveller on 74 minutes to restore parity. The statistics paint a broadly even contest: possession was split 50-50, Slovakia edged dangerous attacks 54-36, while Montenegro fashioned marginally more shots on target, making this a genuinely competitive and open friendly ahead of the summer window.
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Slovakia welcome Montenegro to Košická futbalová aréna in a friendly international on June 5, with both sides using the occasion to fine-tune squads ahead of upcoming competitive fixtures. Recent form suggests an open, goal-friendly contest, with Slovakia riding back-to-back wins while Montenegro arrive buoyed by a narrow victory over Bulgaria.
