The dominance of the pioneers at the prestigious tournament in Russia

At the prestigious "UTLC" tournament, the best teams from Russia performed, and in addition to the finalist CSKA, there were also Zenit, Lokomotiv Moscow, as well as Fenerbahce, Fatih Karamguruk, and Dinamo Minsk and Astana.

In the group stage, Milan Savković's players defeated CSKA Moscow 3:0 and thus opened the competition in the best possible way. The talented Vuk Đajić was declared the player of the match with a goal and an assist on his account, while Nebojša Grujić and Vesko Čukić also hit the opponents' net. In the second match, we were better than Dinamo Minsk also with 3:0, when goals were scored by Vesko Čukić, Vuk Đajić and Stefan Pavlica, and then we defeated Fatih with 1:0, when Vesko Čukić shone again.

As the first-placed team in the group, the red and whites from Belgrade met Lokomotiv from Moscow in the semi-finals against which we triumphed with 3:1. The excellent play from the first three games was carried over to the knockout phase of the competition by the boys born in 2009, and their teammates were led to victory by double scorer Vuk Đajić and center forward Vesko Čukić, who at the end of the match received the title of MVP of the match.

In the final, we were met by an old acquaintance from the group stage, the CSKA team, and again we were better with a score of 3:0 and sovereignly won the tournament. The goals were scored by Vesko Čukić, Mihailo Pečeničić and Nebojša Grujić, who was also declared the best player of the match.

After the match ended, our pearls were awarded two more individual awards. Vuk Đajić was chosen as the best player of the competition, while Vukašin Tamburić was named the best goalkeeper.

The head of the professional staff of our pioneers - Milan Savković, is also satisfied with the tournament, who pointed out that his players represented Crvena zvezda in the right way.

- An extremely demanding tournament and excellently organized, and in addition to Zvezda, seven strong teams representing elite football academies participated. We had the pleasure of meeting great opponents and representing how Red Star works, that is, how it develops young players. The general impression of everyone involved in the organization of the competition is that we dominated and deservedly took first place. I am proud of the fact that the players performed exceptionally in all segments, from their behavior off the field to the demands of the game during the matches. In the final match against the CSKA team, played at the main stadium of Lokomotiv Moscow, we wanted to fulfill our goal by winning the trophy from the first minute. Also, we received numerous individual awards, but they are the result of team spirit. We rounded off the preparation period in the best possible way. The championship will start soon, and the boys are motivated to the maximum for new successes - emphasized Savković.

At the tournament for Crvena zvezda, the following performed: Filip Beader, Vukašin Tamburić, Luka Tadic, Viktor Slovic, Filip Đurić, Matej Strika, Uroš Dragišić, Uroš Nešković, Mateja Grbić, Dragan Anokić, Mateja Lacmanović, Milan Vidić, Stefan Pavlica, Naum Perović, Vesko Čukić, Nebojša Grujić, Vuk Đajić, Naum Perović and Mihailo Pečeničić. In addition to Milan Savković, the coaching staff also includes Dimitrije Pavlović, Nebojša Manojlović, Luka Stanić and Dejan Stanković, and the start of the championship for the pioneers of Red Star is scheduled for the following weekend.