Zvezda made it three 3-0 wins in three opening Superliga matches with a commanding performance against Mačv ain Šabac. Goals from Krstović, Nikolić and Vulić ensured the points for out table-topping side.
Ground: Gradski stadion Šabac
Referee: Petar Piper
Goalscorers: Krstović 24‘, Nikolić 65‘, Vulić 90‘
Mačva: Perić, Pejović, Ivić (89‘ O. Mijailović), Marković, Dabić, M. Mijailović, Zukanović (75‘ Milinković), Ristivojević, Adamović (89‘ Obrovac), Knežević (67‘ Dukić), Božić (89‘ Trimanović).
Substitutes: Samurović, Pešić, Subotić, Obrovac, Milinković, Dukić, Mijailović, Trimanović.
Crvena zvezda: Borjan, Gobeljić, Pankov, Degenek, Rodić, Sanogo (46‘ Petrović), Nikolić (84‘ Gajić), Ivanić (75‘ Vulić), Spiridonović (46‘ Ben), Katai (73‘ Gavrić), Krstović.
Substitutes: Popović, Gajić, Eraković, Babić, Petrović, Vulić, Ben, Gavrić, Radulović, Vukanović, Boakye.
Young striker Nikola Krstović was handed a start and he made it count midway through the first half when he battled off a challenge and applied a firm finish to find the net and give his side the lead.
Our team kept creating chances with Katai and Spiridonović instrumental in creating good positions in the final third. But it was Veljko Nikolić‘s long-range effort that secured that killer goal as he found the net from around 20 meters out, sligtly aided by a touch of a Mačva defender on the way.
Miloš Vulić entered the pitch with 15 minutes to go and he made sure he made an impact on the game with a ridiculous last-gasp goal from way out.
That made it three wins in three games, three clean sheets and a +9 goal difference at the start of the season. An encouraging start to the season indeed.