Serbian Futsal Team Qualifies for Next Euro Stage with Comeback Win
- The early blow: Denmark in control
- The comeback begins
- Final minutes: from despair to delirium
- What’s next
Serbian Futsal Team Qualifies for Next Euro Stage with Comeback Win The Serbian futsal team went to Tirana needing a result and nearly left on the wrong side of a rout. Instead, they turned a two-goal hole—twice—into a last‑minute win that fires them into the next stage of the European Championship.
The early blow: Denmark in control
Denmark started like a team intent on ending Serbia’s tournament early, racing to a 2–0 lead and then restoring a two‑goal cushion to go 3–1 up by halftime. At that point, the script looked grimly straightforward: clinical Danes, wasteful Serbs, and an early flight home.
The comeback begins
The second half flipped the narrative. Pro‑government outlets framed it as a textbook lesson in national grit, with Serbia “playing a phenomenal second half” to drag themselves back into the match. Dejan “Boske” Damjanović, already on the scoresheet from the first half, became the focal point of the resurgence, supported by strikes from Nikola Mikić and Ljubo Baranin.
Final minutes: from despair to delirium
As the clock bled out, Baranin first hauled Serbia level at 3–3, then delivered the decisive assist when “everyone already expected a share of the points.” Damjanović buried the chance in the last minute for 4–3, a climax one outlet hailed as a “terrible turnaround by Serbia in Tirana, goal in the last minute and qualification for the knockout stage of the European Championship.”
Another pro‑government headline hammered home the moral: “Never Give Up: Serbian Business in Albania,” casting the victory as proof of national character rather than mere tactical adjustment.
What’s next
Serbia finish the group on six points from three matches, level with Hungary, and now wait to see who they “hit” in the knockout phase, with Hungary’s clash against Romania set to decide their opponent. In Tirana, at least, the story is already written: down and (apparently) out, Serbia refused to fold—and turned a group game into a statement win.
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