Partizan – Radnik 2:0 (1:0)

Serbian Super League, round 16

Beograd, November 10

Venue: Partizan Stadium

Att: 3000

Kick-off time: 1pm CET

Referee: Igor Stojiljkovic (Zemun)

Yellow cards: Stojkovic (PAR) – Pantelic (RNK)

GOALS: 1-0 `42 Ricardo, 2-0 `89 Ivanovic

Teams:

PARTIZAN: Stojkovic, NR Miletic, Markovic, Valiente, Urosevic, Zdjelar, Djerlek (`69 Enache), Jankovic, Pantic (`31 Kosovic), Nikolic, Ricardo (`80 Ivanovic)

RADNIK: Vasiljevic, Mladenovic, Milovanovic, Zarkovic (`HT Pavlovic), Stevanovic, Pavlovic, Stojanovic, Nikolic (`63 Bojic), Kyeremeh (`63 Ristovic), Zlatanovic, Kovacevic

Game stats:

PARTIZAN                                        RADNIK

63%                    Possession                  37%

14                       Total shots                     3

8                           On target                      1

6                           Off target                      2

1                               Saves                         6

4                         Corner-kicks                   3

1                             Offsides                       4

18                             Fouls                         16

23                           Throws                       20

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

`17: 18m drive from Nikolic just over the bar

`19: 13m angled shot in the crowded box from Pantic, defender makes crucial block

`26: Zlatanovic breaks through, wins defensive challenge but his angled inviting return ball towards heart of the box was met by no Radnik player

`29: 10m shot from Ricardo met by defensive block, great opportunity for Partizan forward

`31: Kosovic in for Pantic. It looks like Partizan midfilder is still not fit after recovering from injury

`42: 1-0, PARTIZAN!! Ricardo enterer the box, beat the keeper and sent the ball into the net between two defenders

`45:Two mins stoppage time to be played

`45+2: Half-time whistle

SECOND HALF HIGHLIGHTS

`46: Zarkovic in for Pavlovic

`49: Left side parallel cross from Jankovic and far post miss from ghosting Nikolic

`49: Pantelic cautioned

`52: Long ball forward and 20m shot from Ricardo saved by the keeper

`62: Right-footed 20m drive from Jankovic saved by the keeper

`62: Right side cross from NR Miletic, Ricardo`s header and rebound off the post

`63: Ristovic in for Kyeremeh

`69: Enache in for Djerlek

`71: Individual break from Ricardo, dummy move and shot just wide of the far post

`75: Bojic in for Nikolic

`80: Ivanovic in for Ricardo

`89: 2-0, PARTIZAN!! Long ball forward and first touch shot and goal from Ivanovic

`90: Three mins added time to be played

90+3: Final whistle

Partizan boss Zoran Mirkovic after the game:

– This is a breath of fresh air now. We played a quality game but missed a lot of opportunities as usual. Still, we scored two fine goals and deserved to win. We were much better opposition. Now we enter international break in a good mood.