Crvena zvezda restored a five-point lead at the top of Superliga with a fine 3-0 win over Napredak in Kruševac. Marko Goveljić scored a scorcher from distance just minutes before Veljko Simić doubled the lead from close range. Substitute Milan Jevtović scored a late free kick to seal the points.
Ground: Mladost
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Zoran Široki
Goalscorers: Gobeljić 16', Simić 20', Jevtović 88'
Napredak: Nikola Petrović, Boranijašević, Ostojić, Nemanja Petrović, Veškovac, Eskić, Kostić, Vulić, Ndiaye, Vukanović, Zec
Substitutes: Janković, Marinković, Projić, Jović, Alivodić, Ilić, Rušević.
Crvena zvezda: Borjan, Stojković, Degenek, Babić, Gobljeić, Jovičić, Jovančić, Ben, Ebecilio, Simić, Pavkov.
Substitutes: Popović, Hajdin, Jevtović, Meleg, Milić, Srnić, Cafu.
Crvena zvezda dominated the match from start to finish with Napredak only mustering a couple of chances in the second half.
Marko Gobeljić, starting at left back, scored what might already be called the goal of the season as he hammered a 30-meter shot into the top corner on 16 minutes.
Veljko Simić ran onto a clever diagonal pass from Ben and finished with his left foot to double the lead on 20 mins.
Our team looked well in control and rarely looked likely to surrender a two-goal lead.
Napredak looked close to halving the deficit ten minutes from time as Eskić beat Borjan with a header that cannoned off the crossbar.
Milan Jevtović made the most out of a late free kick as his shot found the bottom corner to give Zvezda a convincing and deserved 3-0 win.
This win sees Vladan Milojević's team retain Superliga's top spot with five points more than second-placed duo of Radnički and Partizan.