Mozzart Bet Serbian Super Liga, round 28 fixture
Venue: Event Place Stadium
Kick-off time: 4.55pm CET
Referee: Novak Simovic
Yellow cards: Matic, Djuricic, Katic, Lukic (VZD) – Zahid (PAR)
GOALS: 0-1 `40 Bazdar, 1-1 `57 Neskovic, 1-2 `76 Filipovic, 2-2 `81 Flemmings, 2-3 `90+2 Stojkovic
Teams:
VOZDOVAC
Katic, Djurdjevic, Lukic, Savic, Djuricic, Matic, Mitrovic (`64 Miletic), Flemmings (`89 Antonijevic), Neskovic (`89 Pirgic), Kolarevic (`71 Vujanovic), Teodorovic (`71 Petrovic)
PARTIZAN
Jovanovic, Filipovic (`82 Stojkovic), Kovacevic, Markovic, Antic, Owusu, Castillo, Goh, Kalulu (`60 Zahid), Severina (`79 Jankovic), Bazdar (`60 Nikolic)
Belgrade, March 3
Partizan beat Vozdovac away in a five-goal thriller and achieved second consecutive league win after a three-game barren run.
Apart from sidelined Saldanha, Partizan boss Duljaj had to start the game without fully fit Zahid and Natcho. He also opted to start Filipovic for Stojkovic on the right-back position.
It was very much non-eventful first half until the closing stage. Vozdovac set their defensive lines well and threatened via neat counter-attacks always on a brick of offside while Partizan struggled to create.
But, out of the blue Partizan started firing from all cylinders on 40 – two shots from Kovacevic were blocked, Kalulu`s volley saved by the keeper but Bazdar scored from that final rebound sending the ball into the top far corner of the net with his angled effort. Vozdovac 0, Partizan 1.
Vozdovac tried to reply straight away but Djurdjevic shot wide while Kalulu had a great opportunity on 43 but his close range touch was just inches short of another Partizan goal.
After the break, Severina sent a low shot wide after a solo play on 47 while Teodorovic sent the ball over the bar for Vozdovac on 48. Minute later, Castillo`s mid-range drive was comfortably saved by the keeper.
On 55, Partizan conceded a harsh penalty-kick although we cannot argue it was a defensive blunder leading up to it. Jovanovic got a had to it but Neskovic did score for Vozdovac 1, Partizan 1.
Jovanovic did a save on 59 after edge of the box effort from Kolarevic.
Boss Duljaj made two subs on the hour – Nikolic and Zahid came in for Bazdar and Kalulu.
Vozdovac keeper saved Antic`s free-kick effort on 64 while shot from Goh on 73 got blocked.
Partizan took the lead once again on 75. Great Zahid`s ball into the box from a left flank set-piece and equally good header from Filipovic. Vozdovac 1, Partizan 2.
Jankovic came in for Severina on 79 but Vozdovac equalized once again on 80. Another neat counter-attack from hosts, Felmmings got to the end of a through ball and sent a bfirst-touch edge of the box shot that tricked Jovanovic to finish into the net. Vozdovac 2, Partizan 2.
Stojkovic came in for Filipovic on 82 and it was home side that threatened once again straight after the sub but Vujanovic sent a shot just wide.
Vozdovac kept threatening but it was Partizan who caught hosts on a counter-attack for a change and it was sub Stojkovic to send a 20m angled beauty into the top far corner of the net. Vozdovac 2, Partizan 3.
Vozdovac had two more good opportunities in injury time but didn`t get their third equalizer of the game. It was a second win in a row for Partizan and one that can do a lot on a confidence front after a number of unconvincing performances.