Red Star - Novi Pazar 4:1 (1:0)

Red Star - Novi Pazar 4:1 (1:0)

Stadium : "Rajko Mitić".

Viewers : 8174.

Judge : Nikola Radaković.

Scorers : Seol in the 9th, Duarte in the 60th, Elšnik in the 80th and Puma in the 86th minute for Crvena zvezda, and Opara in the 51st minute for Novi Pazar.

Yellow cards : Mimović (Crvena zvezda), Adešina (Novi Pazar).

Red star : M. Ilić, Stojić (from 46. Mimović), Spajić, Leković (from 46. Điga), Seol, Hwang, Elšnik, Ivanić (from 85. L. Ilić), Prucev (from 46. Puma), Milson (from 65. Olanjinka ), Duarte.

Reserves : Guteša, Mimović, Điga, Dalsio, Kanga, Šljivić, L. Ilic, Puma, Jovanovic, Katai, Olanjinka.

Novi Pazar : Pajović, Bojat (from 75. Lakićević), Miletić, Mršić, Islamović (from 63. Zličić), Adešina (from 56. Alić), Bačkulja, Opara (from 63. Mesarović), Ljajić, Bjeličić, Antvi (from 75. Zivojinović).

Reserves : Jakub, Alić, Bamigboj, Živojinović, Mesarović, Stojanović, Zličić, Kovačević, Isailović, Lakićević.

The danger in front of our rival's goal unfolded already in the third minute when Ivanić "poked" over the entire defense of Novi Pazar, and Duarte shot from the first to the near corner where Pajović was positioned. It didn't take long for Zvezda to take the lead and debutant Jung Woo Seol, who in the ninth minute after Stojić's pass from 25 meters fantastically hit the "small" net of Pajović - with an incredibly accurate shot. Another Zvezda Korean shot from a distance - Hwang, in the 19th minute, but Pajović, unlike the previous attempt, managed to save this time. The goalkeeper of Novi Pazar defended himself and in the 29th minute stopped a shot by Prutsev, who was shooting under the crossbar. This was followed by a corner from which Ivanić almost scored after Elšnik's cross, but Pajović was on the spot again.

The visitors almost did not threaten, and mostly the game was played exclusively in front of Novi Pazar's penalty area, where mainly Hwang was the one from whom everything moved in our team's attacks, although Prutsev also managed to disturb the defenders on several occasions by entering the middle from the right side. rival. By the end of the half, Zvezda had several half chances, but Pajović's net was still.

Already at halftime, Milojević made a triple substitution, so Mimović, Điga and Puma were on the field. He shot Milson in the 48th minute after a solo breakthrough, when he entered the middle from the left flank, but the ball ended up over the goal. The guests equalized in the 51st minute after Opara took advantage of a zicer set up for him by Antwi. Elšnik was a constant threat with corner kicks, so Điga was able to beat Pajović in the 57th minute. Soon, Hwang also shot from a distance, all with the goal of Zvezda regaining the advantage. And it didn't take long for that, because in the 60th minute, Bruno Duarte was the executioner. Puma crossed extremely sharply from the right side, and Duarte positioned himself well behind Bačkulja with great movement and brought great joy to our team.

Immediately after entering the field, Olanjinka could be among the scorers, and in the 67th minute he shot twice, first at Pajović, and then over the goal. Hwang also tried a shot, two minutes later, but it was blocked, so Zvezda again came to the corner, which brought unrest into the box of Novi Pazar. With the tips of his fingers, Pajović managed to stop Ivanić's shot from distance, which went just wide, in the 79th minute. However, there was no help for Pajović when Timi Max Elšnik sent a projectile from 25 meters in the 80th minute after Duarte's pass. The final result was set by Puma Rodriguez in the 86th minute when Olanjinka crossed to him, and the whirlwind offensive player from Panama headed into the near corner.

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