I’ll be honest, I’m not surprised. It was only the question of time that someone freaks out heavily and openly by the idiotism of the team management. I don’t say it was a justifiable action, nor do I say that it wasn’t. I just suggest to vice president Vučelić to sit back and reflect on what resulted this deterioration of things, before it’s too late, until his head is still on his neck.
Warming-up is the essence of all sports: Andrija Živković (left) and Darko Brašanac
As for the match, we played safe again. Šaponjić said a quick ’hi’ to goalkeeper Perić in the 3rd minute, the result ended in the net. The ball came from the left, dropping here and there inside the penalty area, finally the young striker headed it to the goal line and BANG. 0:1
In the 6th minute Jagodina had a dangerous try. Martinović’s shot hit the goalpost, then Živko Živković made a tremendous jump and caught the ball. The first 10 minutes of the match brought great pace, both teams ran a lot. Then in the 12th minute we got a free kick, about 17 metres from the goal line, but the shot hit the defenders’ wall.
In the 17th minute Drinčić made a corner kick. The ball dropped here and there inside the penalty area, yet the defenders still couldn’t clear it up. Finally Balažic took the chance and made a distant shot, goalkeeper Perić saved.
The 19th minute brought a major mistake by Jagodina defenders. They were fumbling so long that they lost the ball. Saša Ilić grabbed it and immediately shot. He missed it only with a few centimetres. Afterwards Jagodina tried something counter-attack-alike, but they didn’t reach our goal line.
A minute later Jagodina’s goal attempt flew away in front of our goal line. Our great luck was even though their striker was waiting in the middle for the ball, the shot was too high for him. Had he reached and headed it, they would have equalized for sure...
In the 27th minute Babović’s pass arrived from the left side, the recipient was Šaponjić. Jagodina’s goalkeeper ran out, Šapa quickly passed it to Andrija Živković, who just sneaked up to the goalmouth. The midfielder thanked and kicked the ball into the net among the shocked defenders. 0:2
This was the point when the match started to look like a training match. Partizan dominated the game, Jagodina assisted mostly. Both teams ran a lot, but without much goal attempts or even chances. In the 33rd minute Đurić sent a distant, powerful shot to our goal line, Živko Živković easily saved it. A few minutes later Andrija Živković tried with a pass from the right, but Perić caught it.
Saša Ilić and his mighty left leg
Partizan took a bit back from the pace. Our defenders were passing the ball among each other (while probably telling jokes to each other), Jagodina players were just loafing around with no useful ideas. As if it wasn’t a cup semifinal... There was some action in the 39th minute, Saša Ilić sent a shot ahead, but it was too long for Andrija Živković.
In the second half, Drinčić’s corner kick was cleared by defenders in the 47th minute. The ball dropped right in front of Brašanac. He shot, the goalkeeper saved.
In the meantime Jagodina players kept on kicking Partizan players, well, they barely possessed the ball, but still needed something to kick into... In the 51st minute Šaponjić got a great pass from Babović. Jagodina defenders were again just watching it with shock, while Partizan’s young striker made a too high shot inside the goalmouth.
A few minutes later Brašanac had a great save at our goal line. A minute later Bandalovski got the ball from Andrija Živković and shot.
Andrija Živković struggling with Mihajlović, while Bandalovski is coming up in the background
The goalkeeper saved, but the defenders again couldn’t clear the area. Drinčić grabbed the ball and made an immediate, distant shot. The goalkeeper saved again, now Jagodina made a counter-attack. Šušnjar shot, Živko Živković saved.
In the 61st minute he had a giant save again, now running out of the goalmouth, throwing himself in Šušnjar’s way.
I don’t say that it wasn’t sticky, but at this point the match reminded rather a 6th league game. So, this amount of risk came just in hand. Jagodina was just too weak. If I may have a question: does their seemingly best player, Đorđe Šušnjar have any plans to sign for a significant club? The entire home team fell asleep long ago, but he still kept on trying and fighting.
In the 66th minute again Živko Živković demonstrated his excellent reflexes. Savković was the "culprit", until that point he was undetected, then all of a sudden he sent a shot to our goal line. Živković jumped, threw himself and saved it to corner.
In the 73rd minute Jagodina got a free kick, about 20-22 metres from the goal line. The ball flew in to our penalty area, making a great upheaval, then Živko Živković saved with a great movement again. Three minutes later Jagodina defenders wanted to clear the area after a corner, but they failed. We still possessed the ball. Grbić dribbled himself through them, making a fool of the entire defense line, then shot, but the ball hit someone, the attempt ended in a goalkick.
In the 84th minute substitute player Marković made a shot from 20 metres. It was too wide... It could have been a great goal though.
In the 90+1st minute Jagodina got a free kick. The ball flew into our penalty area, a head rose up to send it to our goal line. Živko Živković made a huge save again, and we could ran up immediately for a counter-attack. Kojić had a great solo, running up all alone, with only one defender behind him, finally he shot the ball on the side net.
Partizan made it to the Serbian Cup final with a 5:0 aggregation, where we’ll clash with Čukarički.
Facts:
Venue: City stadium, Jagodina
Number of spectators: 2000
Referee: Nenad Đokić (assistants: Dejan Petrović, Nemanja Petrović - 4th assistant: Ivica Stojanović - goal line assistants: Dejan Santrač, Novica Anđelovski)
Jagodina: Perić, Savković (Janković, 70.), Antić, Mihajlović, Gašić, Živanović, Martinović (U. Nikolić, 61.), Popara, Đurić, Đekić, Šušnjar (Stoicev, 74.)
Head coach: Simo Krunić
FK Partizan: Ž. Živković, Bandalovski, Volkov, B. Ilić, Balažic, Brašanac, Drinčić (Marković, 57.), S. Ilić (Grbić, 61.), A. Živković, Babović, Šaponjić (Kojić, 75.)
Head coach: Zoran Milinković
Goal scorers: Šaponjić (3.), A. Živković (27.)
Yellow card: Popara (29.), Brašanac (66.), B. Ilić (73.)
(Photos: Facebook/Fudbalski klub Partizan)
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