Mozzart Bet Serbian Super Liga, round 26
Venue: Mladost Stadium
Kick-off time: 13:30 CET
Referee: Predrag Janjus
Yellow cards: None
GOALS: 1-0 `44 Bojic, 1-1 `85 Nikolic
Teams:
MLADOST
Stamenkovic, Varjacic, Andric, Cvetinovic, Joksimovic, Udovicic, Pejovic, Tumbasevic, Velickovic (`84 Zunic), Cirkovic, Bojic (`64 Friday Eze)
PARTIZAN
Jovanovic, Stojkovic (`64 Filipovic), Kovacevic (`75 Trifunovic), Markovic, Antic, Owusu, Castillo (`HT Natcho), Zahid, Goh, Severina (`56 Kalulu), Bazdar (`HT Nikolic)
Lucani, March 17
Partizan is on a three-game winless streak after one-all share of spoils away to Mladost Lucani.
Centre-back Kovacevic returned to starting line-up while Kalulu made way for Severina down the right flank. Bazdar deputized for injured Saldanha once again while Natcho was left on the bench.
On 6, Severina tested home keeper with a low angled drive while Zahid, Bazdar and Severina overplayed it in the box on 8 to allow Mladost defence to clear the ball out of the danger.
Bazdar near post header after the corner-kick on 14 did not trouble keeper Stamenkovic while Velickovic tested Partizan keeper Jovanovic on 18 with his 17m drive.
Home side was a bit of threat midway through the first half while Zahid sent the ball over the bar with his edge of the box effort on 27.
Goh was even closer to hit the net with his edge of the box strike on 32 and Kovacevic headed the ball over the bar after a corner-kick on 36.
Bazdar missed the best opportunity of the first half on 39 after Zahid set him up nicely but young forward sent the ball wide with his left-footed close range shot.
Mladost keeper saved Zahid`s shot on 40 and was alerted enough to punch the ball out of the box after Zahid`s pinpoint cross for charging Severina on 42.
Partizan was punished for all the misses on 44. Right side cross from Varajic found Bojic in the box who headed the ball into the net from close range. Mladost 1, Partizan 0.
Partizan boss Duljaj introduced Nikolic and Natcho for Bazdar and Castillo at half-time and it almost paid of instantly but Nikolic`s shot inside the box on 47 was blocked by Cvetinovic.
Minute later, Natcho`s close range angled shot after a pinpoint cross from Severina was saved by the well-positioned keeper while, on 51, Cirkovic sent the ball over the bar on the other side of the field.
On 56, Velickovic missed a clear-cut opportunity for Mladost, sending the ball wide from close range.
Kalulu came in on 56 for Severina while Cirkovic sent a bullet header wide on 57.
Filipovic was in for Stojkovic on 64 and Friday Eze was another Mladost player to miss a great opportunity on 69.
Young winger Trifunovic was in for centre-back Kovacevic on 75 and he was initiator of good Partizan opportunity on 77 but Nikolic was inched late to get on the end of his powerful pass.
Kalulu had a couple of semi-opportunities before Nikolic scored an equalizer for Partizan on 85 after a great move from Zahid. Mladost 1, Partizan 1.
Home side was close to score on 89 when Andric headed the corner-kick ball just wide of the left post.
Four minutes of stoppage time were added but there were no more chances to alter the score.
Partizan is now four points behind new league leaders and 8 points ahead of the third-placed TSC.