Buducnost and Arsenal Tivat share points in six-goal draw
PODGORICA, Montenegro (Interstat) — Buducnost and Arsenal Tivat played to a 3-3 draw Thursday at Stadion Pod Goricom, with Arsenal Tivat scoring twice in the closing stages to level the match. Buducnost’s season record in this competition is now one win, no losses and two draws. Buducnost’s season record across all competitions is now two wins, no losses and two draws. Arsenal Tivat’s season record in this competition is now no wins, one loss and two draws. Arsenal Tivat’s season record across all competitions is now no wins, two losses and two draws. The match produced six goals, three yellow cards and a finish that left both teams with a draw.
Buducnost took the lead in the 17th minute. Arsenal Tivat equalized in the 32nd minute. Arsenal Tivat received a yellow card in the 40th minute. Neither team scored again before halftime, and the match reached the break level at 1-1. Buducnost had the first goal of the match, but Arsenal Tivat answered before the interval and kept the score level going into the second half. The first half included one goal for each team and one yellow card for Arsenal Tivat.
Matija Jovanovic scored for Buducnost in the 61st minute. Jovanovic was on the field for the full 90 minutes and finished with one goal. Ivan Bojovic scored for Buducnost in the 64th minute, and his stat line listed one minute played and one goal. Arsenal Tivat received a yellow card in the 69th minute. Arsenal Tivat scored in the 79th minute to cut the deficit to 3-2. Arsenal Tivat then scored in the 90th-plus-second minute to make it 3-3. Arsenal Tivat received another yellow card in the 90th-plus-third minute. The goals from Jovanovic and Bojovic had given Buducnost a 3-1 lead before Arsenal Tivat responded with two goals. Buducnost led 3-1 after 64 minutes, but Arsenal Tivat scored in the 79th minute and again in second-half stoppage time to secure the draw.
Arsenal Tivat had lost at home to Mornar Bar by a 2-1 score and had lost at home to Grbalj by a 2-1 score. Arsenal Tivat had also drawn 0-0 with Decic at home. Buducnost had won 1-0 at Decic and had won 2-1 at Bokelj. Buducnost had also drawn 0-0 with Sutjeska at home. Those results were part of each team’s previous competition matches this season. Arsenal Tivat entered the match without a win in the competition, and Buducnost entered the match without a loss in the competition. After the draw, Buducnost remained without a loss in the competition, while Arsenal Tivat remained without a win.
The match was played at Stadion Pod Goricom in Podgorica. Buducnost and Arsenal Tivat each finished with three goals. Buducnost scored in the 17th, 61st and 64th minutes. Arsenal Tivat scored in the 32nd, 79th and 90th-plus-second minutes. Arsenal Tivat received yellow cards in the 40th, 69th and 90th-plus-third minutes. Jovanovic and Bojovic were the Buducnost players listed among the key performances, in that order. The match summary listed no other yellow cards. The score was level at 1-1 at halftime and 3-3 at full time. The draw left Buducnost with one win, no losses and two draws in the competition, and it left Arsenal Tivat with no wins, one loss and two draws in the competition. Both teams have two competition draws this season.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Buducnost 1, Arsenal Tivat 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Buducnost with an 83.3 percent probability to win. Buducnost had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1. The total score of 6 went under the over/under line of 2.5.