National Cup: Partizan through to the final!

National Cup semi-final, return leg

Beograd, 9^th of May

Partizan – Cukaricki: 2:0 (0:0) agg: 4:4

Partizan win on away goal rule

Venue: Partizan Stadium

Att: 15000

Kick-off time:  8pm CET

Referee: Milorad Mazic (Vrbas)

Yellow cards: Ivanovic (PAR) – Stojanovic, Djuric, Velickovic (CUK)

GOALS: 1-0 `66 Antonov, 2-0 `90 Ilic

Teams:

PARTIZAN

Jovicic, Vulicevic, Markovic, NR Miletic, Antonov, Zdjelar, Pantic, Tosic (`78 Jovanovic), Djerlek (`HT Ilic), Ivanovic (`90+3 NG Miletic), Tawamba

CUKARICKI

Belic, Bogosavac, Stevanovic, Puskaric, Djuric, Drincic, Belakovic, Bojic (`78 Velickovic), Stojanovic, Owusu (`70 Mudrinski), Kajevic (`68 Milojevic)

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

`8: Angled set-piece into the 6-yard from Tosic, Puskaric clears it out ahead of Tawamba

`9: Two dummy moves from ivanovic, cross for Tawamba followed by a first-touch shot and defensive block

`11: Charging 18m right-footed drive from Tosic wide

`17: 18m shot from Cukaricki`s Stojanovic wide

`18: Tawamba breaks on the left followed by a cross into the heart of the box and Ivanovic`s first-touch shot wide by the far post

`23: PENALTY-KICK MISSED!! Djerlek brought down in the box by Drincic, Pantic`s penalty-kick shot saved by Belic

`32: Fine chest interception from Tawamba followed by uncomfortable edge of the box shot towards far post and save from Belic

`35: Pantic breaks through into the box, falls down, ref waves it away

`45: Half-time whistle

SECOND HALF HIGHLIGHTS

`46: Ilic in for Djerlek

`58: Antonov`s 20m drive saved by Belic

`61: 20m shot from Bojic over the bar

`62: Shot from charging Ivanovic wide

`66: 1-0, PARTIZAN!! Ivanovic kept possession in the box sending a pass to the left side of it for Antonov who makes himself a shooting position and score with his left-footed drive

`68: Milojevic in for Kajevic

`70: Mudrinski in for Owusu

`72: Long range strike from Mudrinski just wide

`74: Tosic hits the wall from his 29m free-kick

`77: Ivanovic misses a great opportunity after pinpoint pass from Ilic

`78: Jovanovic in for Tosic

`78: Velickovic in for Bojic

`80: Ivanovic cautioned

`82: Visitors corner-kick and two attempts, one brilliantly saved by Jovicic and the other blocked by Partizan defence

`83: Djuric cautioned

`88: One of the many left side breaks from Ivanovic followed by inviting ball towards the far post for Ilic who was inches late to send the ball into the empty net sending the ball wide instead

`89: Velickovic cautioned

`90: 2-0, PARTIZAN!! Partizan set-piece, Jovanovic manages to send the pass towards left post for Ilic who scores from close range

90: Five mins stoppage time to be played

`90+3: Cukaricki set-piece and Belakovic`s shot wide

`90+3: NG Miletic in for Ivanovic

90+5: Final whistle

MIROSLAV DJUKIC AFTER THE GAME:

– We knew it was gonna be a lots of drama but this was too much really. We played a great game, always focused and got rewarded for all our efforts this season at the end. I expected our good performance after the break, I expected opportunities and goals.