Behind the south Maracana - Generation 2013 won the tournament in Kumanovo

Zvezda pearls played three games in the group stage, and recorded the same number of victories, and in a very convincing manner. In the first round, they defeated the Karev team with a score of 6:0. Then they beat Detonit with the same result without any major problems, and then the KHS Malta team with 5:0.

In the elimination phase, the first obstacle for Miloš Jeremic's team was represented by the Hungarian team, and our pearls won with a score of 4:0. The same result was in the quarter-finals, against the Grozdanovski team. In the semi-final, our football players were better than their peers from CSKA Sofia, while in the final match, Zvezda's boys put on a real spectacle. They met with the renowned Porto team, which is known for the development of young players. Nevertheless, our football players showed the magnificent talent they possess, and they celebrated with as much as 5:0.

Red Star team at the tournament in Kumanovo: Sergej Brestovac, Veljko Ostojić, Dmitar Bojić, Nebojša Pavlović, Vanja Lalatović, Dušan Mrkela, Veljko Trajković, Filip Miljković, Filip Đorđević, Matija Zivanović, Vukašin Mijatov, Mihajlo Marković and Strahinja Ilić, who took award for the best player of the tournament. The professional staff consisted of: Miloš Jeremić (head coach), Ivan Prančić (assistant coach), Milan Selak (physiotherapist).

Coach Miloš Jeremić revealed how important tournaments like this are for Zvezda's children.

- Excellent organization of a great tournament, which has great importance for younger generations of football players. The best selections from the region and Europe gathered, and because of this, the tournament itself, in addition to the high intensity of the matches, allows the players to get to know different cultures. There were a handful of players of different nationalities and cultures, which is very important for the cultural growth and development of our footballers. I am satisfied with how the whole tournament turned out, we showed ourselves in the best light - began the Red Star coach.

He praised Miloš Jeremić and the boys born in 2013.

- Our team is really excellent, they are eleven-year-olds, and they need tournaments for socialization and building team spirit. They behaved great, and this meant a lot to us, to fit in more. These are boys from different parts of Serbia, who only have the opportunity to hang out during training sessions, so this was a great opportunity for them, and all the boys showed that they are phenomenal and that they have a bright future - emphasized Miloš Jeremić.

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