Vladan Milojević's men produced another efficiant display in the Superliga to delight the fans and preserve a six-point cushion at the top of the table. Radnik couldn't cope with hat-trick hero Aleksandar Pešić and in-form Crvena zvezda.
Ground: Rajko Mitić Stadium
Attendance: 4,352
Referee: Srđan Jovanović
Goalscorers: Gobeljić 11', Pešić 45', 71', 77', Jovičić (pen) 90'.
Teams:
Crvena zvezda: Borjan, Gobeljić, Frimpong, Savić, Rodić, Račić, Milijaš, Srnić, Milić, Adžić, Pešić.
Substitutes: Supić, Stojković, Babić, Jovičić, Donald, Kanga, Boakye.
Radnik: Vasiljević, Mladenović, Bulatović, Stanković, Kyeremeh, Radović, Pavlović, Gojković, Pejčić, Žakula, Zlatanović.
Substitutes: Čančarević, Milovanović, Purović, Mirosavljević, Zulfiji, Podunavac, Mijić.
Vladan Milojević made a few changes as Stojković, Le Tallec, Donald, Krstičić, Kanga and Boakye were all given a rest. But Crvena zvezda didn’t look like a makeshift team despite all the changes.
An early goal helped the team relax and put the visitors to the sword with some inspired attacking moves. Marko Gobeljić was released by a long ball from Aleksandar Pešić and midfielder finished in style one on one against Vasiljević to make it 1-0 with 11 minutes gone.
Aleksandar Pešić got on the scoresheet just before the break as he headed home from close range from an Adžić corner.
Even though Pešić scored another two good goals in the second half, the biggest cheers at our stadium were directed at Branko Jovičić, who came on to make his first appearance after almost four months out with broken metatarsal.
It was Branko Jovičić who scored the last-gasp penalty. Pešić was meant to take it, but he handed the duty to Jovičić and this kind gesture enabled our midfielder to mark his comeback with a goal.