Crkvenjakov Catch
Han Lik-Tsun pulled off a coup by scoring Montenegro ex-international defender
Vukota Crkvenjakov on a S$2.1 million move from Barrosa Power f.c, currently in the fifth division in Portugal. Interestingly, Crkvenjakov ties with Han for the combined sum of senior and youth international caps: twenty-six.
Another quirk was that Crkvenjakov actually debuted for the senior Montenegro side before the U-20 one, at right-back in a 0-9 defeat to the Dominican Republic. "I got used to the scorelines." the defender reminisced through an interpreter at the press conference. "I still remember the first time I won in an international - three-one against Angola."
An intra-country transfer from Lisboa's samiworld to Barrosa followed, as did an U-20 debut against giants Spain which ended with a respectable 2-1 defeat. He would shortly later score his only international goal in the second half of a 3-0 win over U-20 Liechtenstein.
Lik-Tsun hypothesized that both of them being international defenders helped them click despite a language barrier, and according to the Grilled coach, they unofficially shook hands on the deal within minutes, despite interest from SaTuRN CaVRu ReGioN (French Division Six) and Geoteam1989 (Hungarian Division Six).
With Crkvenjakov likely to miss Sunday's qualifier with a minor foot injury, all that remains is for him to pick out a more approachable nickname for himself, as Polish defender Sylweriusz "Sid" Zywczyn did. Vukota will take over the Number 14 jersey that has lain unused since Kek-Tjiang left.
