We lost.
Even though Škuletić tried to say hi to goalkeeper Đuričić in the very first minute with a shot, but Đuričić was on guard and saved.
In the 4th minute a Jagodina defender made a huge mistake. The ball rolled to Saša Ilić, but his shot flew out of the field above the goalpost. A minute later it was again about Škuletić, making an easy, tricky pass trying to score a goal, but Đuričić was again on the lookout.
Then Partizan-players kept on falling to the ground. First Volkov, then Škuletić, both were holding their head. Volkov even needed medical assistance, Škuletić "just" got an elbow into his face.
Jagodina had their first chance in the 14th minute. The attack came from the left side, Partizan-defenders cleared the area, but the ball dropped to Đurić. Lukač saved with great reflexes.
In the meantime it looked like Volkov having some kind of hidden fight with a home player...
Nothing much happened until the 23rd minute. The game was going on the midfield, the goal lines weren’t really in danger. Then Partizan attacked, a pass arrived from the right side, which was headed out by a Jagodina defender - just right to Lazović. The striker shot into the goalkeeper’s lap.
Match action: Miladin Stevanović
The home team tried again in the 29th minute. Cvetković’s pass came from the right, but Lepović made a too high shot.
A minute later there was an upheaval in Jagodina’s penalty area. Volkov shot the ball in, defenders kicked it out, Lazović grabbed it, passed to Drinčić, finally it dropped to Marković and ended as a corner.
The next approx. 10 minutes passed with kicking Lazović. In the 33rd minute he fell on the ground together with a Jagodina-player (at this point someone from the bench - not sure from which - even got into an argument with the referee), then in the 39th minute the Partizan striker was kicked so hard to the ground that he needed medical assistance.
Head coach Marko Nikolić even told Andrija Živković to start to warm up, but a minute later Lazović re-joined the team on the field.
In the 41st minute Saša Ilić passed the ball to Škuletić, who shot on the side net. A minute later Jagodina had an attempt, but the ball rolled over in front of the goal line. The game was going on mostly in the midfield for almost the whole time, mostly on Jagodina's half. Yet the goals were hardly in danger, teams could barely get to each other's penalty area. If they still did, goalkeepers hardly had to interfere.
The second half immediately started with kicking Škuletić on the ground. It was followed by a free kick, about 25 metres. Drinčić stood behind the ball, he ran, kicked... Honestly speaking, I don’t know if he really meant it like that or it was just by accident. The ball turned off his foot and made a pathetic left "kifla". If he meant it this way, then at least he successfully confused the opponent. Finally Marković grabbed the ball and shot from about 20 metres. The ball flew out of the field just missing the goalpost with a few centimetres.
Saša Marković in action
Jagodina got a free kick in the 53rd minute, Lukač jumped up and caught it easily. In the meantime one of the assistants waved for offside, but the slow motion replay didn’t really confirm it (and it wasn’t the first case).
In the 55th minute Jagodina scored.
The ball was dropping here and there in front of Partizan’s goal line. Someone shot from right, Lukač saved. The ball dropped to Đurić, he passed it back to Jovančić, who was standing right near Partizan’s goal line, all alone. The striker thanked and did what all other strikers would do in this situation: he shot into the net from a few steps’ distance. 1:0
Partizan's way of playing was enervate enough even to this point. They were all visibly very exhausted. The past approx. 1,5 weeks took more out of them than anyone would have expected. At this very point we fell into pieces. In one hand it was terrible to see, yet in the other it was all totally understandable.
To je tako... as Saša Ilić would say
The 61st minute brought one of the biggest chances of the match. Grbić arrived like a bomb, tackled Jagodina’s defender at the penalty area line, ran up to the goal line and shot the ball on the side net.
After this the entire internet have been bullying Grbić. Many shouted "scapegoat" on him, making him responsible for our loss. It is disgusting. I dissociate myself from all such bullying articles and videos. Raise your hands, all of you who never ever messed it up in crucial moments. We are humans. Not robots.
The team still kept on attacking. They were fighting, they were motivated, it was clear they didn't give it up. Muscles may have been tired and out of power, but their heart was still chasing them... Meanwhile Grave Diggers covered the tribune with Greek fire.
71st minute brought a chance for Živković, who joined the game recently as substitute. Ninković passed him from the left to him, the shot barely missed the goal. Then 4 minutes later Jagodina started a counter-attack. It was tough, finally Stevanović cleared the area with a brave movement.
Lazović got a ball in the 83rd minute. He passed it to Jagodina’s penalty area, where a defender headed it out. Ninković got the ball, the midfielder shot it back to the middle, where it was again headed out, right to Drinčić. He shot from about 20 metres, the ball hit the left goalpost, even the goalkeeper was in shock, finally a defender kicked the ball out.
Škuletić had another try in the 86th minute, then a bit later Živković missed a chance by heading too high. In the 90th minute Ninković made a distant shot, but the goalkeeper caught it. He tried again in the 90+2nd minute, but his shot was too high. Škuletić had a very last try in the 90+5th minute, then the referee whistled three.
Match highlights:
Facts:
Location: City Stadium, Jagodina
Number of spectators: 2000
Referee: Aleksandar Vasić (assistants: Nemanja Petrović, Vladimir Jovanović - 4th assistant: Miloš Gagić - goal line assistants: Bojan Nikolić, Petar Piper)
Jagodina: Đuričić - Milinković, V. Ilić, Mihajlović, Gašić - Mitošević, I. Cvetković (Martinović, 88.) - Đurić (N. Arsenijević, 90+4.), Lepović - F. Arsenijević, Jovančić (Šušnjar, 80.)
Head coach: Simo Krunić
FK Partizan: Lukač - Stevanović (Marinković, 80.), B. Ilić, Stanković, Volkov - Grbić (A. Živković, 62.), S. Ilić, Drinčić, Marković (Ninković, 67.) - Lazović, Škuletić
Head coach: Marko Nikolić
Goal scorer: Jovančić (55.)
Yellow card: Lazović (65.), B. Ilić (66.), Drinčić (82.), Mihajlović (85.), Đuričić (88.)
Current championship standings:
1. Vojvodina 25 points
2. Partizan 24 points*
3. Crvena Zvezda 23 points
4. Čukarički 18 points
5. Novi Pazar 16 points
6. Mladost 16 points
7. OFK Beograd 15 points*
8. Spartak Zlatibor Voda 15 points
9. Rad 11 points
10. Jagodina 11 points
11. Donji Srem 11 points
12. Borac 10 points
13. Radnički Niš 9 points
14. Napredak 7 points
15. FK Voždovac 7 points
16. Radnički 1923 4 points
Teams marked with * played one less matches
(photos: Facebook/Fudbalski klub Partizan)
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