(photo: hotsport.rs)
Players took the opportunity and posed with them.
Every player got this T-shirt with a number 26 on it together with all those years Partizan won the championship title.
(photo: mozzartsport.com)
Meanwhile the basketball team arrived at the stadium to celebrate with the football players. Fans applaused and cheered for them loud.
They watched the game from the VIP-section.
(photo: Facebook/KK Partizan)
(photo: juznifront.com)
In the very beginning of the ceremony SaÅ”a IliÄ got a present from the team leadership. This was his 10th championship title with Partizan.
A lot of other football players have won more than 10 titles during their career, but there are just a very few of them who gained this number wearing the jersey of the same club. One of these very few players is SaÅ”a IliÄ.
(photo: Facebook/Fudbalski klub Partizan)
I’ll be honest: the upcoming part of the ceremony was very emotional for me. This was that very moment when I threw pride and loftiness to hell and did not feel ashamed for my tears. And I didn’t even care if anyone thought I was mentally deranged.
Novi Pazar born Bajro ŽupiÄ, the former legendary defender of Partizan stepped to SaÅ”a IliÄ and gave him his present.
(photo: partizan.rs)
Then... then you quickly wipe away your tears, pick yourself together, because SuperLiga’s boss, Zoran Å ÄepanoviÄ handed the Jelen SuperLiga chalice to SaÅ”a IliÄ.
(photo: hotsport.rs)
Then Savo MiloÅ”eviÄ, executive committee member of the Serbian Football Association, as well as Partizan’s former player handed the championship cup to SaÅ”a IliÄ.
(photo: hotsport.rs)
And then celebration could start.
(photo: hotsport.rs)
They just had to pour the champagne into the cup. The "culprits" are Vladimir Volkov and Živko ŽivkoviÄ.
(photo: Facebook/Fudbalski klub Partizan)
(photo: juznifront.com)
(photo: Facebook/Fudbalski klub Partizan)
Group portrait with children, fans and flags
(photo: hotsport.rs)
Fans did their best, too: the southern tribune was covered with black and white smoke
(photo: juznifront.com)
(photo: Facebook/Fudbalski klub Partizan)
Flags of all fan groups
(photo: Facebook/Fudbalski klub Partizan)
Then came the second part of the show: the lap of honour, when fans can also take the cup to their hands and raise it.
Celebration highlights:
In the meantime a stage was built quickly in front of the southern tribune and finally Hell could break loose: then came the concert of Grupa JNA.
Every living soul was on the stage
Top moment: the duet of Marko and MiŔa Tumbas
(photos: Facebook/Grupa JNA)
What a GREAT frontman this old man is...
At 17:00 started the football match. There were some of those players in the starting eleven who have barely or never got the chance so far.
This time our team captain was Nikola NinkoviÄ.
(photo: hotsport.rs)
The usual music that is always in the background while the teams walk out of the tunnel and greet the audience was not turned off even after the kickoff. The two teams started the match with Grupa JNA’s song "Titula, titula".
But then Novi Pazar decided to poke their nose into the big celebration and make it a bit their own way.
But let’s start it in the beginning.
In the 3rd minute NinkoviÄ, also as team captain, sent a shot from the left from 20 metres, but it was too wide. In the 6th minute a Novi Pazar player (maybe PavloviÄ?... I didn’t see well) had a try, but Balažic tackled him. A minute later GrbiÄ ran up with the ball, but he was tackled, ending in a corner. The kick was pushed with the head by BraÅ”anac, but the ball flew out above the crossbar.
In the 10th minute BraŔanac was tricking with the ball among Novi Pazar defenders. He dribbled himself through the penalty area, but for some unknown reason at this point the assistant waved offside.
I swear it wasn’t offside.
Novi Pazar immediately started a counter-attack, Balažic cleared the area from the attempt.
In the 12th minute NinkoviÄ passed the ball to the middle from the left. Bandalovski was wrestling with the defenders and lost the ball. Two minutes later ÄorÄeviÄ made some uncomfortable moments at the right side of our penalty area, finally ÄirkoviÄ turned off his fun.
In the 18th minute we got a free kick, almost at the left corner flag. NinkoviÄ stood behind the ball, his kick almost ended in the net
yes, from that impossible angle
but finally the ball hit the goalpost. We still possessed the ball. Balažic got it, but he headed it too high.
A minute later Novi Pazar got a free kick at our penalty area line on the left. PavloviÄ sent a terrible, flat kick to our goalmouth. The ball was dropping here and there, finally it ended in the lower right corner of our net. Please, don’t ask how it happened. 0:1
In the 24th minute BraÅ”anac headed up with the ball and passed to LukiÄ. He sent it to PetroviÄ but a defender was quicker and kicked it out. Throw-in, NinkoviÄ got the ball. He kicked it to the goalmouth, where GrbiÄ was waiting. He headed the ball towards the goal line, but it flew out near the goalpost. In the 30th minute it was again NinkoviÄ who stole the ball while sleepy Novi Pazar defenders were passing it to each other. Džigi ran up, passed to the middle, but defenders caught it before Å aponjiÄ could have grabbed it. No problem, we still possessed the ball. MarkoviÄ shot from 25-30 metres, the goalkeeper saved.
At this part of the match Partizan was pushing heavily. It was getting more and more uncomfortable that the guest team was on the lead on our championship celebrating match. We continuously possessed the ball, we kept on attacking, in the 33rd minute LukiÄ tried with a distant shot, but it was too weak. But at least he tried.
Two minutes later again MarkoviÄ had a distant shot, it was too wide. Not much later PetroviÄ got the ball after a corner. He shot, the goalkeeper caught it.
Then in the 42nd minute GrbiÄ got the ball from Bandalovski on the right. He ran up and passed it to the middle. NinkoviÄ headed it to the goal, but the ball hit the crossbar. It flew towards Å aponjiÄ. The striker headed it, the ball fell into the net.
GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL!!! Finally!!! 1:1
The first memorable event of the second half was in the 51st minute. After a very long absence, injury, operation and recovery Miroslav VuliÄeviÄ returned to the field. The defender was welcomed with great applause and ovation. Two minutes later it was him who passed the ball to the middle from the right, which was followed by a short, but fiery and spectacular scene with quick and dangerous passes. NinkoviÄ shot it to the goal, a defender saved, then it all ended in a Novi Pazar counter-attack.
In the 55th minute LukiÄ tackled a slow guest player after a corner. He ran up, passed to Å aponjiÄ, but it was way too long for our striker.
Then the pace slowed down. There were a lot of rough clashes, with at least one player laying on the grass. The time passed mostly with substitutes, while the audience was watching it all in silence, being maybe a slightly bit disappointed. In the 58th minute Andrija ŽivkoviÄ got a chance. He was in a "sandwich" of two defenders, his shot was too wide. (Meanwhile the goalkeeper of Novi Pazar couldn’t stand up from the grass after clashing with his own defender.)
In the 72nd minute we got a corner. MarinkoviÄ shot, it was dangerous, but it was headed out. MarinkoviÄ got back the ball, he shot, now Balažic tried to push it with head towards the goal line, but it was too wide.
At this point of the match there was a lot of running on the field, without remarkable result.
In the 77th minute Novi Pazar got a free kick from 23-25 metres. The kick hit the wall. In the 83th minute we got a free kick, 35 metres from the goal, at the left sideline. MarinkoviÄ stood behind the ball, he kicked it to the goalmouth, but the goalkeeper caught it. A minute later MarinkoviÄ passed the ball to BraÅ”anac. He passed it ahead to Å aponjiÄ, but the attempt ended in a corner.
The 88th minute brought a missed chance by Novi Pazar. Matos got the ball from the left, he shot from 20 metres, Živko ŽivkoviÄ caught it.
For the last minutes of the game music was turned back on, while in the 90+1st minute PetroviÄ tried with a shot, but it was too wide. Then came the final whistle and fans rushed into the field.
(photo: Facebook/Grupa JNA)
Detailed highlights with press conference:
Facts:
Venue: Partizan Stadion, Belgrade
Number of spectators: 15 000
Referee: SrÄan ObradoviÄ (assistants: SrÄan MilutinoviÄ, Milan MiniÄ - 4th assistant: Bojan JovanoviÄ - goal line assistants: Milan IliÄ, Dalibor ManojloviÄ)
FK Partizan: Ž. ŽivkoviÄ - Bandalovski (VuliÄeviÄ, 52.), ÄirkoviÄ, Balažic, PetroviÄ - MarkoviÄ, BraÅ”anac - GrbiÄ (A. ŽivkoviÄ, 60.), LukiÄ, NinkoviÄ (MarinkoviÄ, 70.) - Å aponjiÄ
Head coach: Zoran MilinkoviÄ
FK Novi Pazar: ZeÄeviÄ - ÄorÄeviÄ, StevanoviÄ, VukoviÄ, KostiÄ - PavloviÄ, JevtoviÄ - MijiÄ (ArsenijeviÄ, 54.), RadivojeviÄ (RuÅ”eviÄ, 89.), Matos - Kecap (SotiroviÄ, 60.)
Head coach: MiÅ”a KosanoviÄ
Goal scorers: PavloviÄ (19.), Å aponjiÄ (42.)
Yellow cards: LukiÄ (8.), ÄirkoviÄ (54.), StevanoviÄ (57.), JevtoviÄ (83.)
Current championship standings:
1. Partizan 70 points
2. CZ 61 points
3. ÄukariÄki 57 points
4. Vojvodina 49 points
5. Novi Pazar 44 points
6. Mladost 40 points
7. Rad 40 points
8. OFK Beograd 39 points
9. RadniÄki NiÅ” 36 points
10. FK Voždovac 33 points
11. Borac 32 points
12. Jagodina 32 points
13. Napredak 31 points
14. Spartak Zlatibor Voda 31 points
15. Donji Srem 26 points
16. RadniÄki 1923 19 points
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