Mozzart Bet Serbian Super Liga, round 14
Venue: TSC Arena
Kick-off time: 7.30pm
Referee: Predrag Janjus
Yellow cards: Bagnack, Mboungou, Djakovac, Cirkovic, Ilic, Banjac (TSC) – Ilic, Kovac, A Jovanovic, Zubairu, Filipovic (PAR)
GOALS: 0-1 `7 D Jovanovic, 0-2 `18 Natcho (p), 1-2 `74 Djakovac
Teams:
TSC
Ilic, Jovanovic, Djordjevic, Bagnack, Petrovic (Lazetic 86), Radin, Djakovac, Milosavljevic (Banjac HT), Stanic, Pantovic (Radojevic 86), Prestige (Cirkovic HT)
PARTIZAN
A Jovanovic, Filipovic, Arriaga, Ilic, Jurcevic, Scekic, Natcho (Kovac HT), Kalulu (Triufovic 79), Zahid (Fuhrer 66), Zubairu (Stjepanovic 90+2), D Jovanovic (Nikolic 66)
Backa Topola, November 3
Partizan achieved fifth league win in a row by beating TSC 2-1 away.
Our boys had a bright start although it was TSC who threatened first – shot from Pantovic inside the box had to be punched away for a corner-kick by keeper Jovanovic.
Partizan scored on 4 but the goal was disallowed after the VAR review due to offside position during the build-up, stripping forward Jovanovic of his fifth goal of the season.
Jovanovic did score a regular goal three mins later although another VAR review was in place. Zubairu sent low inviting ball from the left flank into the 6-yard and Jovanovic was there to tap it in. TSC 0, Partizan 1.
TSC threatened again on 10 for keeper Jovanovic to make a comfortable save from Stanic`s shot. Same player tried his luck on 16 with a close range bicycle-kick wide.
Very lively Kalulu managed to outrun his marker Bagnack on 17 and TSC defender had no other choice but to bring Partizan winger down in the box for Partizan to win a penalty-kick.
Natcho safely executed penalty-kick for a Partizan 2-0 lead.
On 21, keeper Jovanovic and Arriaga clashed in the air during defensive clearance but they were both able to continue after the medical treatment.
Zubairu assisted from the left flank onto the near post for Zahid on 25 but Norwegian playmaker failed to control the ball in a proper fashion and sent it wide from close range.
Partizan`s Ilic was booked on 28 for his foul on Stanic just outside the box but made amends by blocking dangerous free-kick shot as part of the defensive wall.
Keeper Jovanovic made another comfortable save on 39 while Pantovic sent the ball over the bar on 40.
At half-time, it was TSC 0, Partizan 2.
After the break, boss Milosevic sent Kovac for Natcho onto the field.
Home side pressed early on and TSC half-time sub,Banjac prompted keeper Jovanovic to make another save on 47.
Partizan threatened via counter-attacks mainly, another right side break from Kalulu on 51 and a return ball to Zahid led to left-footed edge-of-the-box drive from Norwegian wide.
Banjac was in action again on 54 but he headed the ball over the bar.
Partizan boss Milosevic made two more subs on 66 – Nikolic and Fuhrer came in for Zahid and D Jovanovic.
On 72, TSC was awarded penalty-kick after the VAR review. Kovac brought down Pantovic in the box after initial save from keeper Jovanovic.
Djakovic did a Panenka from the spot and made a gesture towards keeper Jovanovic which led to a bit of a scuffle and number of bookings for both sides.
On 79, Nikolic had a great opportunity to score but he hit the post with his final effort while his two previous shots inside the box were blocked.
Partizan players were cool and calm in the remaining 10 minutes plus 5 of the stoppage time to achieve very important away win and climb to 2nd place in the standings.
