The development team of Crvena zvezda - Grafičar defeated the Spartak team with a score of 2:0 in the round of 16 of the Serbian Cup with goals from Strahinja Stojanović and Branko Đukić. The head of the professional staff, Marko Neđić, was proud after the game, who pointed out that he believes that this can be the beginning of a good series.
- We saw the match with Spartak as an opportunity to compete with a team that competes in the Super League. We relaxed the players with the aim of enjoying the field and showing what they know, and they succeeded in that. It was important to me not to deviate from our attacking philosophy, despite the fact that Spartak was the favorite, and I'm glad that we passed the exam with the maximum score in that segment as well - began Neđić.
However, the talented expert has no doubt that this game was different from all the ones they played this season.
- You can see the difference in the two levels of the competition. We analyzed Spartak, we were aware that they have thirty serious players, each of whom can decide the game with one move, but we also looked at us and wanted to compete with the opponent, because we don't often have the opportunity to do that in the First League of Serbia. Not because we don't want to, but because mostly the opponents don't want to. So, this game was really good for us after some bad results, but not a bad game. The players transferred the agreement to the field and we deservedly won.
Many young players who are expected to make a breakthrough in the first team of Zvezda are playing in Grafičar.
- I am satisfied with the young players that make up our entire team, because they show maturity from training to training, and then they prove it in a big game like this one against Spartak for us. Beating a team competing in the Super League is no small feat, and it can mean a lot for confidence. I think that this can be the beginning of a good series for us and that already against Sloboda, the result will follow a good game. The players have shown that they are worth it and I am happy about that, as well as the fact that this is a great success for Grafičar as a club - emphasized Neđić.
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