Zvezda convincingly won the 174th eternal derby

Partizan - Red Star 0:4 (0:2)

Stadium: "FK Partizan".

Referee: Novak Simović.

Scorers : Endiaje in the 24th, 55th and 65th minutes, Silas in the 45th minute.

Yellow cards: Mujakić, Ilić, Jovanović (Partizan), Elšnik (Crvena zvezda).

Partizan: Jovanović, Filipović, Mujakić, Ilić, Jurčević (from 46. Antić), Arijaga, Kovač, Natho (from 46. Goh), Zubairu, Zahid (from 56. Lazarević), Kalulu (from 56. Jovanović).

Reserves: Krunić, Antić, Jovanović, Ovusu, Grimaldo, Đurđević, Furer, Trifunović, Stjepanović, Lazarević, Goh.

Red Star: Glazer, Seol (from 83. Kanga), Điga, Spajić, Olanjinka, Krunic, Elšnik, Maksimović (from 63. Prucev), Silas (from 63. Milson), Ivanić, Endiaje.

Reserves: M. Ilić, Leković, Dalsio, Kanga, L. Ilić, Šljivić, Milson, Prucev, Radonjić, Katai, Duarte.

Due to numerous injury problems that Zvezda had before the 174th eternal derby, Vladan Milojević had to improvise, so we saw Olanjinka in the left back position, although our formation changed according to whether we were attacking or defending. On the other hand, the good news was that 17-year-old Maksimović was in the starting line-up, who, along with Điga, covered the bonus position that was talked about a lot in the previous days.

Elšnik entered the game fantastically and on several occasions with long balls created surplus on the flanks for our team, and the specific opportunity came in the fifth minute. He sent Endiaje to the left flank, the Senegalese striker played a return pass for Silas, but our attacker shot over the goal from a few meters, although Jurčević properly interfered with him. A fantastic move by Maksimović from the 20th minute, when he kicked Elšnik out with his heel, and he shot, and Kovač deliberately played with his hand and stopped the ball that was going towards Jovanović's goal, caused the VAR room to intervene. The epilogue was a well-deserved penalty for our team, and a safe execution was seen by Sheriff Endiaye who hit a corner from the "lime" in the 24th minute to the great joy of our fans. The crossbar shook in the 32nd minute when Jurčević hit the crossbar with his head after a cross from Zubairu.

Olanjinka was uncertain in the 35th minute when he found himself in front of Jovanović's goal after Ivanić's cross, but he was indecisive whether to shoot or pass, and in the end he made a wrong pass. Elšnik threatened in the 38th minute when, from the edge of the penalty area, he showed how devastating his left hand is, and shot, but just over the crossbar. Zvezda got a well-deserved goal in the 45th minute when Maksimović intercepted Ivanić's pass for Silas, who masterfully "opened" his foot and beat Jovanović from 10 meters, with which our team went to the break with a two-goal advantage.

Zvezda almost took advantage of a glitch in Partizan's defense in the 52nd minute when Ivanić took the ball from Ilić, and then the field made it difficult for Silas to send the ball into the net, but Maksimović shot at Jovanović from the rebound. They didn't wait for another goal from Zvezda, and everything started again from Maksimović. It was the 55th minute when the talented teenager kicked out Elšnik who pulled the ball and then provided a fantastic assist for Endiaje who shot through the legs of Jovanović. Endiaje also had a chance in the 60th minute when Elšnik crossed from a free kick, but our centre-forward headed over the goal.

Milojević replaced him, so Prucev and Milson were on the field instead of Maksimović and Silas. Immediately, Prutsev brought something new into the game, and in the 65th minute he passed on the right flank, sent a sharp ball into the box for Endiaje, who scored a hat trick. He continued to change Milojević, so Katai and Duarte entered the game, and Ivanić and Endiaje were off the field. Soon, Kanga entered the field instead of Seol. Zvezda calmly brought the game to an end, and today the most convincing away victory was recorded when it comes to eternal derbies.

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