Red Star - Young Boys 2:2 (1:0)

Red Star - Young Boys 2:2 (1:0)

Stadium: "Rajko Mitić".

Viewers: 47,201.

Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

Scorers: Endiaje in the 35th and Bukari in the 88th minute for Red Star, and Ugrinić in the 48th and Iten in the 61st minute for Young Boys.

Yellow cards: Endiaje, Ivanić, Hwang, Bukari, Mijailović, Dragović (Red Star), Maleš, Kamara, Nijase (Young Boys).

Red Star: Glazer, Mijailović, Điga, Dragović, Rodić (from 62. Olanjinka), Stamenić (from 70. Lučić), Hwang, Ivanić, Bukari, Mitrović (from 70. Katai), Endiaje (from 80. Kraso).

Reserves: Popović, Vasiljević, Degenek, Spajić, Milunović, Kangva, Kanga, Olanjinka, Kabić, Katai, Lucić, Kraso.

Young Boys: Racopi, Janko, Camara, Benito (from 47. Amenda), Garcia, Nijase, Ugrinić, Maleš (from 75. Chaiva), Elia, Monteiro, Iten (from 75. Ganvula).

Reserves: Balums, Amenda, Lakomi, Kohli, Chaiva, Ensame, Person, Rudani, Blum, Lustenberger, Ganvula.

The match was opened in an excellent way by Barak Bahar, who were carried by the roar from the full stands of the "Rajko Mitić" stadium, and we saw the first opportunity already in the sixth minute, when they combined the last two reinforcements of Zvezda this summer, then Hwang sent a sharp ball into the box, and Endiaje sent a shot in an attractive way, with the popular "heel", but Racopi managed to prevent the early lead of the red and whites with his utmost efforts. We watched a trench fight in the middle of the field until the 26th minute, when the visiting team had the first concrete opportunity through Garcia, who shot from a distance, but Glazer intervened brilliantly and kicked the ball into the corner.

It was the 35th minute when Red Star took the lead! Dragović then sent a beautiful ball to Bukari, who flew to the penalty area of the Young Boys, and then unselfishly played past Sheriff Endia at the second post, who just put the ball into the empty net for an eruption in the stands of the Maracana, while, as was the case in Manchester had to wait two minutes for the confirmation of the goal from the VAR room. In stoppage time, we saw a mirrored action of Zvezda's first goal in this season's Champions League, Ivanić and Bukari combined, with the fact that this time the latter was in an illegal position by millimeters. Glazer continued in the last minute of stoppage time with his defenses, and with a great parade, he prevented Ugrinić from equalizing.

The second half did not start well for our team, considering that in the 48th minute, Ugrinić leveled the score at 1:1. We also saw the incredible defense of Omri Glazer in the 50th minute, when he prevented Iten's attempt from ending up in the net with his fingertips. An excellent counterattack by our team was seen in the 53rd minute, when Hwang and Mitrović combined, then the Serbian representative shot diagonally from the left side, after the intervention of Rachopi, the ball bounced to the international from South Korea, who also tried, but the goalkeeper stood out again guests, and Endiaje shook the net from an illegal position, which was the second canceled goal of Zvezda in this match.

It was the 60th minute when, after the intervention of the VAR, William Colum pointed to the penalty spot, when the ball hit Điga in the hand, while Iten was accurate from the penalty spot. In the 70th minute, Aleksandar Katai, who made his debut in the Champions League, entered the field and needed only 60 seconds to create a great opportunity, but Raćopi was up to the task, as well as in the 72nd minute when he tried to head Endiaje , while both chances came after Hwang crosses. In the 78th minute, Mijailović made a beautiful cross and found Katai, who then shook only the outer part of the net. We saw an equalizer for Red Star in the 88th minute when Kraso masterfully found Bukari, while the Ghanaian representative pierced the Young Boys' net for 2:2. Zvezda attacked until the very end of the match, and in the last minute of injury time, Hwang found Katai, whose shot ended up wide of the goal, and the result remained unchanged.