SSL: Macva – Partizan 1:3 (1:0)

Serbian Super League, round 6 game

Sabac, 26^th of August 2018

Venue: Gradski Stadium

Att: 5000

Kick-off time: 7.30pm CET

Referee: MIlos Djordjic

Yellow cards: Gavric, Adamovic, Maric, Gemovic (MAC) – Pantic, Markovic, Ricardo, Enache, NR MIletic (PAR)

GOALS: 1-0 `36 Gavric, 1-1 `68 Nikolic, 1-2 `81 Pantic, 1-3 `87 Ricardo

Teams:

MACVA

Puletic, Gavric, Adamovic (`88 Jevtic), Ivic, Gemovic, Jovanovic, Lazarevic (`85 Babic), Maric, Pejovic, Ristivojevic, Susnjar

PARTIZAN

Kljajic, Enache, NR Miletic, Markovic (`72 NG Miletic), Urosevic, Scekic, Kosovic (`59 Ricardo), Ivanovic, Pantic, Zakaric, Nikolic (`88 Zdjelar)

Game stats:

MACVA                                     PARTIZAN

42%              Possession                       58%

4                    Total shots                       13

2                     On target                           8

2                    Off target                            5

5                        Saves                               1

3                   Corner-kicks                        3

25                      Fouls                               16

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

`5: Newcomer Scekic shots over the bar

`19: Gemovic`s drive wide for Macva

`34: Adamovic broke down on the right played it for Gavric followed by a first-touch shot and Kljajic`s save

`35: PENALTY-KICK!! Macva rewarded penalty-kick for alleged tripping of Gavric from Scekic

`36: 1-0, MACVA! Gavric`s initial shot from the spot saved by Kljajic but Gavric scored from the rebound

`37: Gavric cautioned

`39: Pantic cautioned for alleged dive just outside the box, it appeared Partizan midfielder was fouled

`45: Zakaric`s close range header saved by Puletic, Kosovic shots over the bar on the rebound, clear-cut opportunity for Partizan

SECOND HALF HIGHLIGHTS

`56: Markovic cautioned

`57: Adamovic cautioned

`59: Great opportunity for Partizan! Neat left side cross from Zakaric and close range near post touch from Pantic brilliantly saved by Puletic

`59: Ricardo in for Kosovic

`64: Ricardo cautioned

`67: Maric cautioned

`67: Gemovic cautioned

`68: 1-1, PARTIZAN!!  Neat cross from Ivanovic and near post header from Nikolic

`72: NG Miletic in for Markovic

`76: NG Miletic in for Markovic

`76: Turning edge of the box low shot from Ricardo wide

`78: Enache cautioned

`78: NR Miletic cautioned

`81: 1-2, PARTIZAN!! Pantic fouled outside the box and the same player scores from the free-kick with a help from deflection

`85: Babic in for Lazarevic

`87: 1-3, PARTIZAN!! Edge of the box dummy move and low shot into the net from Ricardo

`88: Jevtic in for Adamovic

`88: Zdjelar in for Nikolic

`90: Final whistle

Partizan boss Zoran Mirkovic after the game:

– As expected, extremely tough game. We were quite poor in the first half – we entered the world of our own traps and allowed opponent to dictate the pace of the game. But, I praise my team on character, we believed and we succeeded. During the break, I told my players we have to be calmer as we played tense passing game and our positioning on the field was not as it had to be and as we wanted it to be.