SSL: Radnik – Partizan 1:0 (0:0)

Serbian Super League, round 1

Surdulica, 22^nd of July

Venue: Gradski Stadium

Att: 2000

Kick-off time: 7pm CET

Referee: Nenad Djokic (Uzice)

Yellow cards: Valiente (PAR) – Zlatanovic, Cubrilo, Pavlovic, Vasiljevic, Ristovic (RNK)

GOALS: 1-0 `51 Zlatanovic

Teams:

RADNIK

Vasiljevic, Cubrilo (`71 Djordjevic), Kyeremeh, Milovanovic, Mladenovic, Pantelic, Pejcic (`68 Pavlovic), Stevanovic, Stojanovic, Zarkovic, Zlatanovic (`84 Ristovic)

PARTIZAN

Stojkovic, Enache, Markovic, Valiente, Sehovic, Zdjelar, Djerlek (`62 Soumah), Pantic, Tosic (`57 Tosic), Ivanovic (`73 Ilic), Ricardo

Game stats:

RADNIK                        PARTIZAN

46%        Possesssion            54%

8              Total shots             20

4                On target               9

4               Off target               11

18             Free-kicks              22

1              Corner-kicks             7

25                Throws                37

9                   Saves                   3

5              Yellow cards            1

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

`6: Shot from Pejcic well wide

`11: Edge of the box attempt from Pantic saved by the keeper

`15: 18m drive from Mladenovic saved by Stojkovic

`27: Pantic`s flank set-piece into the heart of the box  cleared by home defence

`27: Charging Tosic` 12m shot just wide

`30: Great break through from Tosic followed by a neat shot and excellent diving save from Vasiljevic

`33: Pinpoint cross from Enache, Ivanovic`s header saved by the keeper

`37: Unmarked Stojanovic`s edge of the area shot wide

`43: Djerlek`s cross and Ricardo`s header just over the bar

`45: Two mins added time

`45+3: Half-time whistle

SECOND HALF HIGHLIGHTS

`46: Low edge of the box shot from Djerlek and keeper`s save for a Partizan corner-kick

`49: Uncomfortable low edge of the box drive from Mladenovic towards bottom left corner of the net saved by Stojkovic

`51: 1-0, RADNIK! Great cross from Mladenovic and even better header into the far corner from Zlatanovic

`53: Zdjelar`s 18m shot saved by the keeper

`55: Tosic picked up an injury

`57: Ozegovic in for Tosic

`58: Zlatanovic cautioned

`60: Ozegovic`s attempt blocked by Milovanovic for a corner-kick

`62: Soumah in for Djerlek

`62: Shot from Pantelic wide

`64: Cubrilo cautioned

`68: Pavlovic in for Pejcic

`70: Shot from Ivanovic, Partizan wins a corner-kick only

`70: From the resulting corner-kick, Ivanovic`s close range attempt saved by the keeper

`71: Djordjevic in for Cubrilo

`73: Pavlovic cautioned

`73: Ilic in for Ivanovic

`73: Soumah hits the wall with his 18m free-kick

`75: Ghosting Zlatanovic failed to score from close range

`75: Partizan counter-attack, Soumah`s through ball for Ricardo followed by a low shot and foot save from Vasiljevic and Ozegovic header wide on the rebound

`82: Edge of the box shot over the bar from Ricardo

`84: Ristovic in for Zlatanovic

`85: Valiente cautioned

`90: Eight mins added time

`90+2: Ricardo`s turning shot in the box saved by the keeper

`90+3: Soumah angled 8m drive just wide

`90+5: Vasiljevic cautioned

`90+6: Ristovic cautioned

`90+8: Ozegovic in need of a treatment after being elbowed

`90+10: Final whistle

Partizan boss Miroslav Djukic after the game:

– We didn`t create a single clear-cut opportunity in the first half. We did create lots of chances after the break but failed to convert any of them. We need to work on our finishing and to start winning. We need to find solutions against tight defences as there`ll be more games similar to this one.