Red and white beat their eternal rival for the second time in four days, this time for a place in the final of the biggest domestic competition.
Crvena zvezda is in the final of the Serbian Cup after the victory over Partizan (2:0), the red and white will fight for the trophy on May 26 at the “Novi Lagator” stadium in Loznica against Vojvodina, which previously eliminated Radnički 1923 in Kragujevac.
It was not an eternal derby in the Cup, otherwise it was the fourth of this season, excessively high quality. Vladan Milojević set the tactics that made him famous on the bench of Crvena zvezda, it was a more closed variant, as Sport klub announced without Gelor Kanga in the starting line-up.
Neither Katai nor Krasos were among the starting 11. There were surprises on the other side of the field as well, Igor Duljaj, who returned to the bench of Partizan, started the duel against the red and whites again without Bibars Nath, leaving the obviously insufficiently recovered Saldanha on the bench, as well as Castillo, who was very good in the match from before four days.
In such a balance of forces, Partizan started much better, had the initiative, the first corner in the first minute, the second in the fifth minute. The first big chance in the 15th minute, when Goh eluded Dragović too easily, the Korean shot from 17 meters, but Glazer saved with his fingertips and kicked the ball into the corner.
Six minutes later, another very good opportunity for the black and whites, after a Zvezda corner, the home team did not “secure” their goal. naked Glazer.
Crvena zvezda defended on those two occasions and then severely punished the black and whites. In the 27th minute, the red and whites’ first serious chance of the match was used, Hwang crossed from the right side, Olajinka caught the ball with her head at the second post, she hit Filipović who deflected into his own net – 1:0.
Just two minutes later, Zvezda doubled their lead. It was a similar action to the previous one, this time on the right side, Mijailović entered the penalty area, he crossed, Olajinka took the ball with his chest at the second post, at the same time threw out the keeper and beat Jovanović with a powerful shot – 2:0.
Vladan Milojević’s team was able to score a third goal before the end of the first half, in the 37th minute after a deep ball from their own half, Zvezda had a chance, specifically Stamenić, but the New Zealand representative made a big mistake, similar to the one in the first eternal spring derby.
Instead of changing something, perhaps motivating his players, Igor Duljaj was powerless. That’s exactly how his team looked on the field in the second half, almost without a distinct chance.
On the other side, Zvezda had several great opportunities, but did not use any of them. And she could “close” the game. First, in the 52nd minute, but then there was an incredible miss by Olajinka, he previously did everything perfectly, escaped the guards, “broke” and freed himself from the last one, he shot from 12 meters, Jovanovic managed to save it.
Five minutes later, Hwang took a short corner, Mirko Ivanić shot at the second post, but Partizan goalkeeper Jovanović stopped the ball at the last moment so that it did not cross the goal line, the ball bounced back to Ivanić, who scored from the second attempt. tripod.
Only in the 73rd minute did the black and whites create an opportunity, through Nemanja Nikolić, but it was great. The first team player of the visiting team shot from 20 meters, Glazer was great once again, he deflected the ball into the corner with his fingertips, after which there was no danger.
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