Crvena zvezda players defeated Borac from Banja Luka with a score of 0:2 in the second preparatory match at Zlatibor. The red and white bonuses shone and delighted Barak Bahar, considering that Stefan Mitrović and Vladimir Lučić were among the scorers, and that Jovan Mijatović and Jovan Šljivić were in the role of assistants. Also, Peter Olanjinka and Jean-Philippe Crasso made their debut in the red and white jersey.
Borac Banjaluka - Crvena zvezda 0:2 (0:1)
Stadium: "Radomir Antić", Užice.
Referee: Predrag Simić.
Scorers: Mitrović in the 8th minute and Lucic in the 69th minute.
Fighter: Cvetković, Kvržić, Račić, Jokić, Pejović, Predragović, Fićović, Blagaić, Lukić, Kortez, Htelja.
Also played: Pavlović, Dojčinović, Sušić, Pišek, Terzić, Mihajlović, Čović, Vuković, Marchetić, Kovačević, Samardžija.
Red Star: Glazer (from 61. Vasiljević), Nedeljković (from 61. Vigo), Eraković (from 46. Leković), Dragović (from 46. Milunović), Rodić (from 61. Nikolić), Stamenić (from 61. Mijailović) , Kanga (from 61. Ado), Ivanić (from 46. Šljivić), Prucev (from 39. Lučić), Mitrović (from 74. Olanjinka), Mijatović (from 74. Kraso).
Zvezda quickly took the lead, after Stefan Mitrović's brilliant shot in the eighth minute. Mijatović was persistent, braced himself, played past Mitrović, and he managed to free himself from the keeper in a small space, dribbled the ball to his right foot and beat Ćetković. The fighter mostly decided on the defensive, while Zvezda attacked in waves, more often from the right flank, where the young Nedeljković constantly tried to find the "classic" Mijatović with his crosses. Mijatović jumped, admittedly on Kanga's cross after a corner in the 26th minute, but he shot wide.
Mitrović was almost killed by his rival again, but fell short in the 35th minute situation when Prutsev put the ball in at the far post. Mijatović also came up short, five minutes later, after another penetration by Nedeljković. Stamenić was also noticed, he conducted the whole half-time in the middle of the field, and he could have crowned a good game with a goal in the 43rd minute, however, at the last moment, he was blocked by Pejović.
The second half started with several changes, and interestingly, after Dragovic left the field, the captain's armband went to another favorite of the Zvezda audience - Gelor Kanga. Mijatović managed to fight for a chance in the 52nd minute when he shot past the goal post after Mitrović's cross in the ground.
After Bahar made new changes, the tape ended around the arm of Nemanja Milunović. Mitrović wanted to return the assist to Mijatović in the 66th minute when he sprinted down the left side and sent a sharp pass into the box, only for Sušić to intervene in front of our striker at the last moment. The rival's bunker was breached again in the 69th minute when Šljivić made an excellent cross from the right flank, and Vladimir Lučić was the highest in the jump and beat Ćetković.
Olanjinka and Kraso received great applause from the Uzice crowd, which cheered fantastically, when they ran onto the field in the last 15 minutes of the game. Lučić was also lucid in the 83rd minute when he shot from a turn, while falling, but straight at Ćetković. The players of Barak Bahar calmly brought the game to an end, after which they will return to Belgrade, and travel to Russia for the second part of the preparations.
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