Updated 00.15 | Published 2025-09-09 21.59
Heavy start to the World Cup qualifier for the A-national team and heavy start on the European Championship qualifier for the U21 national team.
Hammarby’s Viktor Djukanovic, 21, lowered Sweden.
– We deserved to get that little flow in the end, he says.
The Swedish youngsters were zeroed in by Montenegro at Stadium Pod Goricom on Tuesday evening.
Sweden found it difficult to scrape together hot goal chances and at extra time Viktor Djukanovic struck.
The striker, who is currently loaned from Hammarby to Dunajska Studa, got a position in the penalty area and shot fairly straight on Swedish goalkeeper Elis Bishesari.
Two goals and red cards
However, Bishesari failed to repel the ball and Montenegro took the lead by 1-0 in the fifth extra minute.
– It really felt like a stone fell from the chest. Especially since I think we made a fantastic effort, says Djukanovic in Solidsports broadcast.
There was a lot of extra time.
Following Djukanovic’s goal, the Swedish outer Jeremy Agbonifo got red shortly after a hard duel and Danilo Vukanic put 2-0 from distance in the ninth additional minute.
– It was a wonderful football evening, says Montenegro’s national team captain Goran Perisic.
Tough start on the qualifying
Sweden now has three points in qualifying for the U21 European Championship 2027 after the two matches against Armenia and Montenegro.
Blågult has got off to a difficult start on the tough qualifying group where the two main competitors Italy and Poland have a maximum of six points after two matches.
Heavy years
Sweden won gold in the U21 European Championship 2015 and made it to the subsequent tournament in 2017. But after Håkan Ericson ended as the national team, Sweden has missed the U21 European Championships 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025.
U21 European Championship 2027 is played in Albania and Serbia.
