OFK Backa – Partizan 0:3 (0:1)

Serbian Super League, round 22

February 16, Backa Palanka

Venue: Slavko Maletin Vava Stadium

Att: 4500

Kick-off time: 1pm CET

Referee: Milorad Mazic (Vrbas)

Yellow cards: Jovanovic (BCK)

GOALS: 0-1 `7 Nikolic, 0-2 `56 Ricardo 0-3 `80 Zakaric

Teams:

OFK BACKA

Zogovic – Ilic, Bjelos, Jovanovic, Grabez – Zarkovic, Pantic – Tomic (`74 Micic), Radinovic (`88 Balabanovic), Makaric – Radovic (`HT Gavric)

PARTIZAN

Stojkovic – NR Miletic, Markovic (`84 Sehovic), Valiente, NG Miletic – Zdjelar Kosovic – Nikolic, Tosic (`71 Enache), Zakaric – Ricardo (`87 Stevanovic)

Game stats:

OFK BACKA                                      PARTIZAN

47%                     Possession                     53%

5                           Total shots                     10

2                            On target                        5

3                            Off target                        5

2                                 Saves                          2

2                          Corner-kicks                     1

15                               Fouls                         19

3                               Offsides                        3

25                              Throws                       26

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

`7: 0-1, PARTIZAN!! Right side sharp pass into the heart of the box from Tosic, calm close range execution from Nikolic

`10: Fine cross from NG Miletic, header from Ricardo saved by the alerted keeper

`28: Exchange of passes between Kosovic and Tosic, Kosovic`s opportunity cleared by a defensive sliding tackle

`34: Ricardo scores but Nikolic was previously waved offside

`36: Great through pass from Zdjelar followed by edge of the box shot from Ricardo just wide

`42: Nikolic beats three Backa players followed by a defensive clearance inside the box

`45: One minute added time to be played

`45+1: Half-time whistle

SECOND HALF HIGHLIGHTS

`46: Gavric in for Radovic

`54: Angled edge of the box low shot from Gavric met by comfortable save from Stojkovic

`55: Stojkovic saves shot from Makaric as well

`56: 0-2, PARTIZAN!! Neat cross from NG Miletic and powerful header into the net from Ricardo

`65: Tosic plays it for Zakaric followed by a charging shot just wide

`71: Enache in for Tosic

`73: Free-kick shot from Zakaric just wide

`74: Micic in for Tomic

`75: Deep pass for Enache followed by an angled first-touch shot over the bar

`78: Jovanovic cautioned

`80: 0-3, PARTIZAN!! Nikolic plays it for Zakaric followed by an angled edge of the box blast into the near corner of the net

`84: Sehovic in for Markovic

`88: Balabanovic in for Radinovic

`90: Partizan defence losses possession just outside the box, Gavric plays it for Balabanovic who slipped in the box and failed to send close range shot towards Partizan net

`90: Final whistle

Partizan boss Zoran Mirkovic after the game:

– We were quite good today and made things easier by taking an early lead. I`d like to praise both sides for today`s performance. I`d also love to see us play more fluent passing game but pitch surface was quite poor today.

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