Red Star - Vojvodina 2:1 (1:0)

Red Star - Vojvodina 2:1 (1:0)

Stadium: "Rajko Mitić".

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Referee: Dejan Trifković.

Yellow card: Vigo (Red Star).

Scorers: Bukari in the 9th and Kangva in the 90th minute for Red Star, and Baraj in the 57th minute for Vojvodina.

Red Star: Borjan, Vigo, Eraković, Spajić (from 46. Milunović), Rodić (from 46. Azarov), Mijailović (from 56. Kangva), Kanga, Katai, Bukari, Mitrović (from 70. Pešić), Rakonjac (from 56. Mijatović).

Reserves: Vasiljević, L. Nikolić, Milunović, Leković, Azarov, Srnić, Kangva, Ivanić, Prucev, Mijatović, Pešić.

Vojvodina: Tsarević, Lazarević, Vitas, Jeličić (from 46. Bogdanović), Antonijević, Traore, Topić, Milosavljević (from 46. Čumić), Kabić (from 56. Baraj, from 62. V. Simić), Zukić, Milošević (from 69. Nikolić).

Reserves: N. Simić, Baraj, Bogdanović, Busnić, Čumić, Ljubisavljević, Malbašić, Miletić, Nikolic, Simić, Vukčević.

Zvezda threatened on two occasions from the start of the match with shots from a distance, and it was the impression that Miloš Milojević's team found a weak point for the visitors. Namely, first Mitrović shot at Tsarević in the fourth minute, and a little later Rakonjac shot just past the goal post, but it was all a prelude to another masterpiece by Osman Bukari. Namely, it was the ninth minute when Zvezda executed an excellent counterattack, and Katai employed a fast-footed Ghanaian who got out to the right side, set himself on the "stronger" leg and "tore" Tsarević's net.

Again, Zvezda shot from a distance through Kanga, who is a specialist in such situations, although he shot over the crossbar in the 17th minute. More successful in the duel between Bukari and Tsarević, in the 21st minute, was the goalkeeper of Vojvodina, who after several dribbles saved a shot from an extremely high-spirited Ghanaian. By the end of the half, the rhythm dropped, but Zvezda sovereignly dominated the field through possession, although Katai could have doubled the advantage in the 45th minute, but he shot on the ground at Tsarević.

Milojević made two changes at halftime, so Milunović and Azarov came into the game instead of Spajić and Rodić. Rakonjac was then in the main role, and with great movement he got into two opportunities, where in the first he shot over the goal, and in the second Tsarević stood out, but soon the Montenegrin centre-forward found himself out of the game, as well as Mijailović, and Kangva and Mijatović came on. . Somewhat unexpectedly, the visitors equalized when, in the 57th minute, Baraj scored with a header, just after entering the game.

Bukari almost took advantage of a mistake by Tsarević, who lost the ball during the intervention, but the Vojvodina goalkeeper corrected himself in the 66th minute and saved the shot. Milojević then introduced another attacker into the game, so Pešić found himself on the field instead of Mitrović, and almost a defender - Eraković gave Zvezda the lead with his first goal, but the post in the 70th minute prevented that from happening. Azarov also had a chance in the 74th minute, but he hit the outside of the net. A devastating strike was demonstrated by the young Mijatović in the 84th minute, when Tsarević stood out again with an intervention and sent the ball into the corner, and Zvezda's persistence paid off in compensation. He caught Kings Kangwa's ball in the last seconds of the game and made a great shot from the edge of the penalty area to give our team three points.