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Spartak players were wearing an eye-killing orange jersey on the match. I don’t know which of their sponsors’ request it could be, but they looked like 11 marker pen on the grass.
In the 4th minute Grbić got the ball from Brašanac at the left corner of the penalty area. He dribbled two defenders then shot from 16 metres. The goalkeeper had a great save, it ended in a corner. Two minutes later Babović got a marvellous pass, but his shot was too weak, the goalkeeper didn’t even have to make an effort.
The 9th minute brought the first Spartak-attack. The ball departed from their half to arrive at Torbica, who passed it to the middle. Maksimović arrived and sent a bomb shot from 17 metres, but the ball flew out above the crossbar.
In the 12th minute Maksimović ran up towards our goal. After a great solo he passed to Ivanović on the left. Ivanović shot, barely missed. A minute later again Spartak had a chance. Torbica got the ball on the right side and passed it to Mrkela. A Partizan-defender tried to head it out, but the ball dropped to Stefan Ilić. With an elegant movement he got it down, then sent it to our goal line from 12 metres. Živko Živković could touch it with his fingertips - with this action he distracted the ball from our net, then our defenders cleared the area.
In the 18th minute we got a free kick, about 17-18 metres from the goal line on the right. Drinčić stood behind the ball.
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He kicked it into the goalmouth. Volkov jumped to head it to the goal line, but he missed it, with only one step.
In the 20th minute Spartak got a free kick, 20-22 metres from the goal line on the right. The shot dropped to the left side, and a shot was directed immediately to our goal, but the ball left the field above the crossbar. In the 26th minute Mrkela tried with a flat shot, but it caused no headache for Živko Živković.
The truth is, we played as if we were bloodless. Spartak shamelessly used it for their own benefit. We played safe, they blocked our attempts always in the last minute. For our luck their counter-attacks were weak.
Volkov is running up with the ball
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And I swear, sometimes I did not get why referee Mažić waved "go ahead" numerous times instead of free kick.
In the 35th minute Bandalovski kicked the ball to the goal from 16 metres after a nice solo, but a defender blocked his shot. Then in the 42nd minute it was him again who got fed up with the fumbling and passed the ball into the goalmouth from the right. Grbić was waiting there, he headed the ball to the goal line, but it was weak, the goalkeeper caught it. A minute later Andrija Živković passed to Babović in the middle, but he missed it. Finally, in the 45th minute Drinčić got the ball from Andrija Živković. He shot from 30 metres, but the ball hit the defenders and dropped to Brašanac. He headed it ahead to Babović, Babović shot from 16 metres, but the flat kick rolled out of the field near the right goalpost.
Fans remembered Dawid Dziedzic, a Polish football fan who died earlier that week after a policeman shot him on the neck with a rubber bullet
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A banner in Polish language against police brutality
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In the second half the 53rd minute brought Mrkela getting the ball after a goal-kick. He ran up immediately on the left and passed to Ivanović. Ivanović got the ball, he even fell on the ground (3 Partizan defenders were watching it from a few steps away...), then shot. Živko Živković had a giant save.
(photo: Facebook/Fudbalski klub Partizan)
In the 55th minute Drinčić sent a bomb shot to the goal line from 35 metres, but it ended as a corner. A minute later he passed to Andrija Živković on the right. Živković dribbled himself through the defense line, stopped in the middle and shot, but the ball flew out above the crossbar.
It was more and more awful. Our tryings were all in vain. We fumbled too much during attacks, and we messed them up always in the last moment. Players were running up and down, sometimes they seemed to have no idea about what to do, while Spartak players collapsed, one after the other, having heavy muscle cramps.
Volkov and Antonić. Referee Mažic is trying to calm them down, without much success
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In the 63rd minute Brašanac got the ball from Volkov at the side of the penalty area. He run to the goalmouth, but his shot ended on the side net. Meanwhile Spartak slowly switched to bunker football.
In the 72nd minute Drinčić sent a free kick from 20-22 metres to Spartak’s goal line, but it was too wide. Two minutes later Kojić got a pass, but he headed it above the crossbar.
Then in the 75th minute Andrija Živković got a FANTASTIC pass from Drinčić. The midfielder ran up, leaving behind a Spartak-defender who slid and fell on the ground and shot a bomb goal. But the assistant waved offside, referee Mažić invalidated the goal. A minute later Andrija Živković passed to Kojić with a marvellous Oxford trick. The striker ran past the goalkeeper who tried to throw himself into the way and shot, but missed. Another minute later again Andrija Živković passed to Drinčić. Drinčić passed the ball to Saša Ilić in the middle, who shot, but a defender standing just a few steps ahead of him blocked the shot. The ball dropped to Brašanac, he shot from 18 metres, too wide.
At this point our pace sped up. The fumbling was over, we were besiegeing Spartak’s bunker on full blast. The atmosphere was tensed, players and sometimes the entire Partizan bench was yelling at the referee, fans were whistling. In the 81st minute again Brašanac had an attempt, he got a high pass from the right and shot from 10 metres, but the goalkeeper caught it. Two minutes later Bandalovski got the ball and ran up on the right side. He dribbled the defender in front of him and passed the ball to the middle, where Volkov was waiting, but an arriving defender prevented him. They both fell on the ground in the goalmouth, the ball flew out above the crossbar.
In the 87th minute we got a corner kick. The entire Partizan bench jumped up, but the attempt ended with the ball in the goalkeeper’s hands.
Then came the 89th minute. Another corner kick for us. Drinčić kicked the ball to the goalmouth, Brašanac made just a tiny pass, and Ninković, who was standing behind him, kicked it into the net. GOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAL, oh, my God, what a goal! 1:0
(photos: Facebook/Fudbalski klub Partizan)
The entire stadium exploded, players made a happy pile on the ground.
(photos: Facebook/Fudbalski klub Partizan)
Even Živko Živković ran up from the other side of the field to celebrate.
The team had reserve energies even in the 90+2nd minute. Saša Ilić passed to Kojić. Kojić ran up, while two defenders tried to make a sandwich of him. He shot, but eventually missed.
The celebration at the end was absolutely well-deserved.
(photos: Facebook/Fudbalski klub Partizan)
In the locker-room there was even some modest pre-championship title celebration. Saša Marković and Branko Ilić raised cuteness to another level.
(photos. Facebook/Fudbalski klub Partizan)
Highlights:
Facts:
Venue: Partizan Stadion, Belgrade
Number of spectators: 4500
Referee: Milorad Mažić (assistants: Milovan Ristić, Dalibor Đurđević - 4th assistant: Goran Stanojević - goal line assistants: Dejan Anđelković, Momčilo Marković)
FK Partizan: Ž. Živković - Bandalovski, Balažic, B. Ilić, Volkov - Drinčić, Brašanac - A. Živković, Babović (Ninković, 72.), Grbić (Saša Ilić, 56.) - Šaponjić (Kojić, 60.)
Head coach: Zoran Milinković
Spartak Zlatibor Voda: Mirković - Farkas, Antonić, Kovačević, Milošević - Jočić, Maksimović - Mrkela, Torbica, Stefan Ilić - Ivanović
Head coach: Stevan Mojsilović
Goal scorer: Ninković (89.)
Yellow card: Jočić (23.), Bandalovski (57.)
Current championship standings:
1. Partizan 66 points
2. CZ 58 points
3. Čukarički 54 points
4. Vojvodina 43 points
5. Novi Pazar 40 points
6. Rad 40 points
7. OFK Beograd 39 points
8. Mladost 34 points
9. Radnički Niš 33 points
10. Borac 32 points
11. Jagodina 31 points
12. FK Voždovac 30 points
13. Napredak 28 points
14. Donji Srem 26 points
15. Spartak Zlatibor Voda 25 points
16. Radnički 1923 15 points
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