Yes, I get it, of course I get that 90 % of the team consisted of young players (Zoran Milinković probably wanted to save the top guns for the upcoming CL-qualifying). I get that the football association sent Glođović as a referee, who is not the model of impartial judgement, to say the least. I get it, too, that Partizan-fans were not allowed to the match, yet the extremely violent, blood-thirsty, vindictive ultras of Novi Pazar were there all over.
But never mind, because Kojić
my jaw dropped on the floor when I saw Koja Vitez in the starting eleven. So, despite all rumours Kojić still plays for Partizan, hoorayhoorayhooray
tried the reflexes of goalkeeper Zečević right at the beginning. The trying ended in a corner, while local fans threw firecrackers to the field. It was so heavy that Glođović paused the game for a short while.
Later, in the 5th minute Novi Pazar attacked, but Bogosavac cleared the area quickly and well. A minute later we got a free kick, about 30 metres from the goal line. Ninković stood behind the ball, he shot, but the goalkeeper caught it.
In the 7th minute again Novi Pazar led an attack on the left side. It was dangerous, but Živko Živković threw himself to the way, pushing the ball to corner. The kick was headed out by Partizan’s defenders.
In the 9th minute Grbić was pushed to the ground very roughly (he was just laying there, Partizan’s physicians picked his pieces and put them together like a puzzle game, and took the enervated striker off the field to give him medical assistance). Then in the 13th minute Lukić ran up on the left side and passed to Saša Ilić, who was standing at the other side. The Captain forwarded it to Grbić, who was back in his full power again. Grbić shot from 5 metres, but the goalkeeper saved. The ball dropped to Trujić, he didn’t waste his time, but shot it into the net near Zečević, who was slowly falling to the ground. 0:1, we’re on the lead!
At this point ArenaSport’s broadcast had a constant hiccup. No, not the stream, but the live broadcast itself. First the timestamp from the upper left corner (that shows the elapsed time of the match) disappeared, so in the next approx. 8 minutes I had no idea when happened what. A Novi Pazar-attack came from the left side, Radivojević shot from 8 metres, Živko Živković had a great save. We made a counter-attack, Kojić passed to Grbić, but he lost the ball. Ostojić threw himself into the way of another attack...
...and at this point the broadcast died. There was only an error message by ArenaSport on the screen.
And it was like so for a while.
And of course the live broadcast returned just in the very moment when Novi Pazar equalized. Like in an especially bad screenplay of a sports drama full of clichés.
The home team equalized from penalty. What else.
Later I could put together what happened. In the 22nd minute Novi Pazar attacked again. Aškovski ran up with the ball on the left while wrestling with Lukić. Then the player of Novi Pazar slid inside our penalty area
I swear, I watched it again and again (x+1) times, and even then I didn’t see Lukić pushing him or kicking him
nevertheless Glođović was so amazed that he whistled penalty. Predrag Pavlović stood behind the ball. He shot and scored. 1:1
After this Kojić tried with a counter-attack, but the goalkeeper caught the ball.
Two minutes later Trujić missed out a great chance. He got an excellent pass and wanted to shot form the goalmouth, but the ball rolled out of the field about half centimetre near the goalpost.
In the 25th minute the referee again gave a penalty shot to Novi Pazar. The scene was almost the same (if not totally the same) as previously. Again Aškovski ran up with the ball and fell inside our penalty area
just this time he made it with an elegant arch, earlier he just fell on his ass
and Glođović immediately pointed at the penalty spot. Aškovski stood behind the ball, ran up...
...AND ŽIVKO ŽIVKOVIĆ SAVED IT!!!!
My God, what a scene it was.
Yet 5 minutes later Novi Pazar did score, goddamn it.
Siniša Stevanović ran up on the right and passed it to the middle. There Aškovski jumped up and headed the ball into our net. 2:1
Do you know what really infuriating is?... Aškovski is actually a player of Partizan. He is on loan in Novi Pazar, because head coach Zoran Milinković didn’t need him.
I’m not an expert, I have no trainer certificate, but I still think it was a big mistake, a very big one.
In the 28th minute we got a free kick, 30 metres from the goal line. Ninković stood behind the ball, he kicked, but his shot was headed out. Two minutes later Ostojić tried at a corner kick, but he headed the ball out of the field.
It wasn’t a heart-warming match. Novi Pazar’s players were quick and very aggressive. And there was referee Glođović as the aggravating circumstance, who immediately whistled if a Partizan-player just sent a mad look at anyone from Novi Pazar. In the 32nd minute Radivojević ran up on the left side all alone, only one defender was following him. For our greatest luck Živko Živković was at his place and performed a fantastic save.
Two minutes later Grbić dribbled himself through the defense line and passed to Ninković. Ninković shot, but it was too high. A minute later Vuković sent a shot to our goal line from 20-22 metres, thankfully this one was also too high.
The pace was still fast, the match itself was aggressive, even violent. There were many rough kicks that ended on a shin or foot instead of the ball, and the referee whistled only when he was in the mood to. Novi Pazar was more aggressive, they attacked more and the it striked back that Partizan had a lot of players with no routine.
In the 40th minute Kojić had a try, but goalkeeper Zečević caught the ball. A minute later again Koja got the ball. A defender immediately put himself into action. The ball hit his hand, but Glođović was just watching it with poker face, no whistle.
The slow motion replay clearly showed the ball hitting the defender’s hand. Thanks, Glođović. We won’t forget this to you.
In the 45th minute Predrag Pavlović started an attack from the half line. He ran up to Partizan’s penalty area, leaving defenders behind him. Živko Živković ran out of the goalmouth, finally, for our luck Pavlović was dribbling too long and the ball rolled out of the field.
In the 46th minute Kojić and Saša Ilić were passing the ball to each other in the goalmouth, then Partizan’s striker took the chance and walked into the net together with the ball. 2:2!!! We equalized!
In the second half the referee kept on whistling for every (seemingly) suspicious movement of any Partizan-player. For Novi Pazar he was much more gracious.
In the 53rd minute Radivojević was wandering around our penalty area, again all alone. Thankfully Živko Živković was still at his place. We made a counter-attack, Ninković shot, missed.
In the 57th minute Ninković ran up on the left and passed to Saša Ilić. Saša Ilić was then kicked to the ground, but nobody gave a damn. Especially not Glođović, even though the Captain was complaining heavily.
In the 58th minute young Glavčić debuted in the senior team as the substitute of Grbić.
Around the 60th minute the pace slowed down. Players kept on passing the ball among each other, then in the 63rd minute Miladin Stevanović got a great pass and ran up towards the goal line. A defender pushed it to corner. It turned into a counter-attack, with Živko Živković kicking the ball up to the tribune at the end.
In the 65th minute Trujć passed the ball to the middle from the left, but the goalkeeper caught the shot. Two minutes later Ninković was brutally pulled to the ground in front of the penalty area. Needless to say, the refere again didn’t whistle. In the 68th minute Bogosavac had a distant, not too powerful shot, but it was too wide.
In the 69th minute Saša Ilić passed to Ninković to the right side. Džigi shot from 16 metres, the ball flew out above the crossbar.
In the 71st minute another youngster debuted: Golubović joined the team as the substitute of Trujić.
Despite Partizan’s pressure in the past minutes Novi Pazar took the lead in the 72nd minute. After we lost the ball, they started immediately an attack towards our goal area. Kostić got the ball on the right side and passed it to the middle, where Predrag Pavlović immediately shot. Živko Živković saved it, but the ball dropped in front of Aškovski. He pushed the ball into the net with a soft movement. 3:2
Then came Šaponjić as a substitute for Kojić
Did I hear well that the absolutely unsportsmanlike fans of Novi Pazar started to curse Šaponjić at this point?...
I hope very very much that I didn’t hear it well.
In the 80th minute Ninković got the ball (from Saša Ilić?...) and shot from 14 metres. The goalkeeper saved.
In the 82nd minute it was unbelievable to see that the attackers of Novi Pazar kept on passing the ball among themselves inside our penalty area, without being interrupted. It ended in a corner, then someone kicked the ball way too wide, out of the field.
In the 88th minute Golubović
In the 90+3rd minute Lukić passed to Ninković. Ninković forwarded it to Šaponjić, but the goalkeeper threw himself into the way.
Finally, in the last minute (90+4th) we got a free kick 35 metres from the goal line, in the middle. Ninković ran up and shot, but it ended in a corner. The corner kick was cleared by the defenders and at this point referee Glođović ended the match.
Facts:
Venue: City stadium, Novi Pazar
Number of spectators: 6000
Referee: Vlado Glođović (assistants: Dejan Petrović, Jovica Milin - 4th assistants: Darko Savović - goal line assistants: Novica Anđelovski, Ilija Brdar)
Novi Pazar: Zečević - S. Stevanović (Petar Pavlović), Vuković, Tintor, Kostić - Kadrić - Vusljanin, Predrag Pavlović, Aškovski (Adriano, 81.), Šarac - Radivojević (Obrovac, 68.)
Head coach: Petar Kurćubić
FK Partizan: Ž. Živković - M. Stevanović, Ostojić, Ćirković, Bogosavac - Ninković, Lukić, Ilić - Grbić (Glavčić, 58.), Kojić (Šaponjić, 76.), Trujić (Golubović, 70.)
Head coach: Zoran Milinković
Goal scorers: Trujić (12.), Predrag Pavlović (21., penalty), Aškovski (26.), Kojić (46.), Aškovski (71.)
Yellow card: Tintor (5.), Lukić (21.), Glavčić (58.), Ninković (89.)
Current championship standings:
1. Borac 9 points
2. Partizan 6 points
3. Javor 6 points
4. Crvena Zvezda 5 points
5. Čukarički 4 points
6. Rad 4 points
7. Mladost 4 points
8. Novi Pazar 4 points
9. Radnički Niš 4 points
10. Spartak Zlatibor Voda 4 points
11. Vojvodina 4 points
12. Metalac 4 points
13. FK Voždovac 3 points
14. OFK Beograd 3 points
15. Surdulica 2 points
16. Jagodina 0 point
(Photos: Facebook/Fudbalski klub Partizan)
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