A towering header from Nemanja Milunović won the game for Crvena zvezda as our strikers struggled to create chances in the final third. The in-form defender made sure we finish our 2020 Superliga adventure with a win.
Ground: Stadion Metalca
Referee: Lazar Lukić
Goalscorers: Milunović 36'
Metalac: Puletić, Milićević, Rogač, Vasiljević, Antonijević, Vlalukin, Zoćević, Jokić, Popović, Prestiž, Katanić.
Substitutes: Savić, Maksimović, Vranjanin, Gočanin, Desančić, Grbović, Kokir, Arambašić, Milisavljević, Mlađović, Mijailović.
Crvena zvezda: Borjan, Gajić, Pankov, Milunović, Rodić, Petrović, Nikolić, Ben, Ivanić, Vukanović, Falcinelli.
Substitutes: Popović, Degenek, Pavkov, Boakye, Simić, Eraković, Sanogo, Radulović, Spiridonović, Gobeljić, Krstović.
Dejan Stanković's team dictated the tempo from the start and spent most of the time just outside the Metalac area attempting to find a way through the dense defensive wall. Mirko Ivanić and Aleksa Vukanović combined early on to create openings down the left flank, but there were few shots that could beat Dušan Puletić between the sticks.
Diego Falcinelli had a great chance on 29 minutes as he placed a firm diving header just off target. It would have been some goal!
Nemanja Milunović did great to get on the end of Ben's corner kick, but his headed effort whistled not far above the crossbar. But Mulunović wouldn't be denied again as he met a right-wing cross and headed in from around five meters out to give us the lead. It was an unstoppable header!
Metalac tried to fight back after the break, but the teams neutralized each other in the middle of the park, with Zvezda creating a number of half chances through Falcinelli, Ben and Vukanović.
There were no more goals, however, and Milunović's goal proved the bee worth three points on the day.
We will finish our 2020 programme with a Kup Srbije match versus FK Rad.