Mozzart Bet Serbian Super Liga round 34, play-off round 4
Venue: Mladost Stadium, Krusevac
Kick-off time: 4pm CET
Referee: Stanko Ostracanin
Yellow cards: Marinkovic, Savic (NAP) – Filipovic, Severina (PAR)
GOALS: 0-1 `7 Filipovic, 1-1 `19 Majdevac, 2-1 `26 Bastajic, 3-1 `51 Majdevac, 3-2 `80 Jankovic, 3-3 `89 Zahid
Teams:
NAPREDAK
Savic, Tomic, Stevanovic, Mihajlovic, Marinkovic, Jovic (`69 Sadikovic), Krstic, Marjanovic (`89 Milenkovic), Bastajic, Stanojlovic, Majdevac (`81 Bojovic)
PARTIZAN
Jovanovic, Stojkovic (`72 Jankovic), Filipovic, Kovacevic, Antic, Owusu (`86 Castillo), Natcho (`54 Goh), Zahid, Severina, Kalulu (`54 Bazdar), Nikolic
Krusevac, May 8
Partizan salvaged a point late in an entertaining 3-3 draw away to Napredak.
Without injured Markovic, suspended Saldanha and not fully fit Bazdar, it was a festival of missed opportunities in Krusevac but still a six-goal thriller.
Partizan missed first big opportunity on 3, after a fine left side break and return ball to the heart of the box from Kalulu but unmarked Nikolic somehow missed the target.
However, Partizan took the lead on 7 after a corner-kick from Antic and near post header into the far corner from Filipovic. Napredak 0, Partizan 1.
Hosts replied with a clear-cut opportunity for Majdevac but he missed a close range, far post sitter.
Nikolic replied with a close range header over the bar and Napredak equalized on 19 after a cross from Tomic and header into the far corner of the net from Majdevac. Napredak 1, Partizan 1.
Marjanovic sent an angled shot wide for Napredak followed by volley from Zahid on the other side over the bar.
On 26, Bastajic had all the time in the world to take a shot and he did so, sending a measured ball into the far corner of the net. Napredak 2, Partizan 1.
Pass from Zahid for Natcho on 40 was met by a last gasp clearance and Filipovic got booked soon after preventing Napredak`s counter-attack by fouling Bastajic.
Natcho`s measured edge of the box ball on 42 ended just wide of the right post while Kalulu had two great opportunities on 44 but keeper Savic and Mihajlovic prevented him from scoring and equalizer. Nikolic also had another great chance before the break but it just wasn`t his day.
Just after the restart, Filipovic had a great opportunity but his close range effort was cleared off the line.
As it goes, Partizan was punished soon after. On 51, Majdevac sent a neat 20m ball into the bottom right corner of Partizan net. Napredak 3, Partizan 1.
Kalulu had another clear-cut opportunity soon after with Napredak keeper somehow making a save.
Boss Nadj introduced Goh and Bazdar for Natcho and Kalulu on 54 but it was Severina who hit the post for Partizan on 57 to continue this festival of misses while Napredak keeper won one-on-one with sub Goh three mins later.
Jankovic came in for Stojkovic on 72 while Zahid missed another Partizan great opportunity minute later sending the ball over the keeper and crossbar from close range.
On 76, Napredak had a rare second half opportunity – Marinkovic sending a ball wide from his angled effort.
Sub Jankovic made a solo run on 80 and sent the ball into the bottom right corner of the net with his 20m shot. Napredak 3, Partizan 2.
Napredak keeper Savic made another great save on 84, preventing Severina from scoring a deserved goal.
On 90, Zahid did score a goal he deserved although with a help of Napredak defender. Napredak 3, Partizan 3.
Over the five minutes of stoppage time, it was Bazdar who was close to score a winner for Partizan but his angled shot on 92 was saved by the keeper.
Partizan remains second-placed with TSC now only two points behind with three games remaining until the end of the season.
