Crvena zvezda beat Novi Pazar 2-1 to mark out beloved stadium's 60th anniversary and get the team back on winning ways.
Venue: Rajko Mitić Stadium.
Attendance: 31,700.
Referee: Nikola Radaković.
Goalscorers: Dragović 8, Kanga 80 pen - Jovanović 81
Crvena zvezda: Glazer, Rodić, Dragović, Mijailović, Bukari, Stamenić, Kangwa (57 Ivanić), Mitrović, Lučić (86 Spajić), Olayinka (71 Mijatović), Krasso (71 Kanga).
Substitutes: Popović, Nedeljković, Nikolić, Degenek, Milunović, Spajić, Kanga, Ivanić, Šljivić, Kabić, Mijatović.
Novi Pazar: Mirković, Cisse, Andrić, Azemović, Annan (71 Floro), Čirjak (62 Abrahams), Ergelaš, Adeshina (71 Jovanović), Momčilović, Obradović (71 Golijanin), Karaklajić (62 Bogdanovski).
Rezerve: Zogović, Abrahams, Bogdanovski, Bojat, Floro, Golijanin, Jovanović, Knežević, Kojčić.
Aleksandar Dragović's first-half volley and Guelor Kanga's late penalty sealed the points in the match we dominated, although the visitors quickly halved the deficit and tried to snatch what would have been an undeserved point.
In the week where we found out our UEFA Champions League group stage opponents, it was necessary to bounce back from last weekend's shock loss at Voždovac, and Barak Bakhar's team did just that.
Attack after attack came at a new-look Marakana, although the boys in red-and-white lacked the cutting edge and a bit of luck to turn chances into a more substantial lead.
In the end, the three points will be welcome with the international break coming up.