Partizan – Backa 1:0 (0:0)

Serbian Super League round 7

Beograd, 2^nd of Sep 2018

Venue: Partizan Stadium

Att:

Kick-off time: 9pm CET

Referee: Aleksandar Zivkovic

Yellow cards: Kosovic, Vulicevic (PAR) – Zogovic, Pantic, Makaric, Jovanovic (BCK)

Red cards: NR Miletic (PAR)

GOALS: 1-0 `49 Markovic

Teams:

PARTIZAN

Kljajic, NR Miletic, Markovic, Valiente, Sehovic (`88 Urosevic), Zdjelar, Kosovic (`89 Smiljanic), Zakaric, Pantic, Nikolic, Ricardo (`74 Vulicevic)

BACKA

Zogovic, Bjelos, Gavric, Grabez,Ilic, Jovanovic, Makaric, Micic (`66 Spremo), Mladenovic, Pantic (`86 Arsic), Radinovic (`74 Doric)

Game stats:

PARTIZAN                                      BACKA

55%                Ball possession           45%

5                         Total shots                 7

2                          On target                   2

3                         Off target                   5

2                             Saves                      1

14                     Corner-kicks                5

16                            Fouls                    16

3                          Offsides                     2

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

`3: Shot over the bar from Backa

`5: Attempt from Zdjelar over the bar

`11: Fine interception from Pantic who beat his marker and played 1-2 with Nikolic but his shot was blocked for a Partizan corner-kick

`14: Cross from Zakaric and header from Markovic just over the bar

`16: Left side cross from Valiente onto the far post, shot from Zakaric and fine save from Backa keeper

`17: Ricardo fails to score from his opportunity

`25: Backa scores after corner-kick, referee waves Radinovic offside

`35: Makaric beat keeper Kljajic but failed to score from difficult angled position

`43: Zogovic cautioned

`45: Three mins added time

`45+3: Kosovic cautioned

`45+3: Half-time whistle

SECOND HALF HIGHLIGHTS

`50: 1-0, PARTIZAN!! Fine play from Nikolic followed by outside foot cross onto the far postand diving header into the net from unmarked Markovic

`56: Pantic (BCK) cautioned

`63: Kljajic makes a save

`66: Spremo in for Micic

`67: Uncomfortable cross from Zakaric, Backa keeper had to clear it for a Partizan corner-kick

`72: Makaric cautioned

`72: NR MIletic sent-off for a off the ball incident

`74: Vulicevic in for Ricardo

`74: Doric in for Radinovic

`76: Jovanovic cautioned

`86: Arsic in for Pantic

`88: Backa cross and difficult clearance from Markovic

`88: Urosevic in for injured Sehovic

`89: Smiljanic in for Kosovic

`90: Four mins added time

`90+4: Final whistle

Partizan boss Zoran Mirkovic after the game:

– We played bad but we managed to win three points. We were not able to impose our game and eventually got a player sent-off so we had to defend and counter-attack for the last 15 minutes of the match.