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There's nothing to say about this match.
We were a pile of shit. A pile of soulles, talentless monkeys with no ideas and no balls.
We deserved it.
There's no place for excuses. Nobody cares that the pitch was terrible, nobody cares about the referee's possible mistakes. Normally we should have won with 3-4 goals.
After all, what the hell did we expect? The team has been suffering from a heavy lack of strikers and goals, but fear no more, Ivica Iliev came up with the Big Solution. He signed another goalkeeper. Well done, idiot.
The first goal was scored by Napredak from penalty in the 19th minute. Šaranov fouled Gobeljić at the goalmouth, the referee’s decision for penalty was absolutely right. (The slow motion replay confirmed the foul.) Šljivić stood behind the ball, he shot and scored, as it should be. 1:0
Here we kept on trying. At the 23rd minute Mihajlović had an attempt, goalkeeper Petrović made a big save.
He was the only one who had ideas about what to do and how
Other than this Leonardo sent a free kick right to the crossbar in the 44th minute.
That's all about the first half.
The second half was even worse.
There was nothing. NOTHING. No shoot on target. No fight. No winning mentality. No running, no pace, no attack. Nothing.
Well, maybe there was a little bit of attack, or at least something that reminded of attacking (watching from distance with eyes half closed). Mihajlović ran up here and there on the left, but even he couldn’t do miracle among those fumbling handicapped ducks.
Gogoua = a miserable pile of crap Everton = primitive idiot Janković = overly neurotic Leonardo = butterfly fart Vulićević = getting slower and slower (this last one especially makes me sad...)
Then the (non-existing) pace slowed down and turned into the most annoying knock-the-ball-around game. Prva Liga feeling... (but I'm sure even in the 2nd Serbian league there are more exciting games than this). And please, someone tell me why Mihajlović had to be substituted and especially why was Bojinov his substitute?...
Napredak’s 2nd goal came in the 71st minute. Projić shot a, well, let’s be honest, a fantastic cannon shot goal from the left corner of the penalty area. 2:0
We had a huge chance in the 82nd minute. Janković shot, but the goalkeeper saved it. Then the last 7-8 minutes were spent with desperate Partizan-atttempts. Its only result was a penalty in the 87th minute, after Šljivić thwarted Saša Ilić at the baseline
an additional assistant referee would have come to hand
and the referee gave us a penalty shot.
Time has come for Bojinov. The Bulgarian kicked the ball into the box. 2:1
After almost 360 minutes we scored the first goal of the season. From penalty. Well done. Just well done.
As the result of the defeat and especially the terrible, atrocious performance head coach Ivan Tomić has resigned right after the game. There are no infos yet about his possible successor.
I feel for Tomić. Even a level Mourinho coach couldn’t have brought out any better performance from this line-up. This was the only possible step he could make.
Iliev, Vazura, Vučelić, Vuletić, you’re next!...
Update: upon the informations of mozzartsport.com the management would like Marko Nikolić to return to Partizan’s bench. The two other possible candidates are Vuk Rašović and Zoran Milinković.
Okay. Now wake me up, because this is surely a nightmare.
Fuck this.
Fuck that.
Fuck everything.
It’s just impossible.
We’re stolen with a penalty. One of our goals was invalidated because it was "offside".
And after this we couldn’t equalize (!!!) against 10 people.
Brašanac was like his own shadow. Bojinov and Everton were useless. Stevanović broke the remainings of my nerves.
The stadium was full.
Fans gathering around the stadium
(photo: Twitter)
Southern tribune 15 minutes before kick-off
(photos: Twitter)
The match hasn’t even started, fans were shouting Uprava napolje.
Some reports say it was not only the Southern Tribune shouting it, but the entire stadium.
National anthem
(photo: hotsport.rs)
This was Saša Ilić’s 26th (!!!) eternal derby. An absolute record
(photo: partizan.rs)
Right at the kick-off the entire Southern stand was under fire and smoke. Referee Glođović
yes, it was him. Did you expect someone else? Guess why is the result, what it is?
got fed up with it after 2 minutes and paused the game.
(photos: hotsport.rs)
It took two minutes to be able to see clearly again. We could continue the game, then Everton Luiz bulldozed Pavićević with a slide-in tackle.
Clods (and Zvezda-players) splashing around
(photo: hotsport.rs)
It was so tough that Pavićević had to leave the ground for a short while to get medical attendance.
Zvezda had a tough start and they had attempts in the beginning already. Our first attack came in the 8th minute: Bogosavac had the ball, he dribbled and passed to Saša Ilić. The Captain wanted to kick it ahead, but he was tackled.
In the 10th minute Everton bulldozed Grujić, more or less the same way as he did Pavićević 2 minutes earlier. He got a yellow card here.
Has anyone told this Brazilian that it’s European football, not American?
In the 11th minute, well...
Yes.
Mihajlović got a pass on the left. He ran up, dribbled, he was inside the penalty area. Petković ran there and stopped Mihajlović with a classic bodycheck. The ball was out of sight, Mihajlović fell on the ground.
(photo: hotsport.rs)
Glođović didn’t whistle. Just waved "go ahead".
Oh, sorry. I didn’t know it was actually an ice hockey game. I thought it was football. Bodycheck is allowed only in ice hockey as a tackle, in football it has never been and will never be allowed.
Partizan haven’t had any penalty on eternal derbies for 21 years now. Even if - like now - it was a clear foul.
Traditions are traditions, a?...
Kátai ran up in the 15th minute. He crossed to the middle, for our luck nobody was there.
Then in the 17th minute Bojinov got a pass on the left side. He was blocked by Pavićević. Corner kick. It was just a small pass instead of a big cross, the ball reached Mihajlović. He crossed it to the middle, Gogoua rose up and headed it to the net, just like it’s written in the Big Book of Football.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!!!! What a goal!!!! 1:0!!!!
(photos: hotsport.rs)
Fans celebrate Gogoua’s goal
(photo: Twitter)
Zvezda became nervous. They fell into trepidation, they ran all around. Then in the 24th minute they got a free kick, about 25 metres from our goal line. Ibanez stood behind the ball.
He shot with a classic movement - and scored. 1:1
In the 26th minute we were already up to an attack and to take revenge for this goal. Mihajlović ran up on the left side and crossed to Stevanović in the middle. Stevanović shoot it right into the goalkeeper. Zvezda started a counter-attack, Kátai was finally turned off by Bogosavac.
In the 28th minute again Mihajlović ran up, but nobody was fast enough to catch his cross.
In the 32th minute Grujić got suddenly into a dangerous attempt. Cardial arrest and screaming, but Gogoua quickly blocked him.
A minute later Srnić got the ball on the right. He crossed to the middle, Vieira got it, thanked it and headed it to our net.
1:2
No. Just no.
It can’t be.
The game made a 180-degree-turn within 16 minutes. And now we started to act very nervously.
While Zvezda started to attack even heavier.
In the 35th minute they got a corner kick. The ball flew into the goalmouth, Grujić headed it, it was too high.
In the 37th minute tension became visible. A Zvezda-player was laying on the ground, the camera showed Jovanović having a smaller fight with a red one. Saša Ilić was yelling something to another, then somehow oil was poured on troubled waters, well, more or less.
It was the end of the first half, we made a counter-attack after a Zvezda-corner, but the goalkeeper caught our cross coming from the right.
At the very end of the first half Šaranov had his first estimable movement, saving Ibanez’s free kick.
Saša Ilić some time during the game
Misty reflector
(photos: hotsport.rs)
The next hit right to our solar plexus came in the beginning of the second half.
Saša Ilić passed ahead to Mihajlović. Mihajlović shot and scored a fantastic goal, but the referee invalidated it, because it was "offline".
(photo: mozzartsport.com)
It was same-line offside, at worst. But same-line offside has not been taken as actual offside for years.
Uh, sorry. Maybe Glođović & co. haven’t heard about it yet.
Though Tomić made it clear that the referee made a big mistake
(photo: hotsport.rs)
(photo: Facebook/Fudbalski klub Partizan)
In the 49th minute Srnić got a pass on the right side.
The assistant didn’t wave offside.
After this Srnić shot the ball right into Šaranov.
In the 51st minute Ibanez crossed the ball to the other side, but Šaranov caught it.
In the 53rd minute Bojinov was eventually substituted (he did absolutely nothing for the whole time) and Vlahović entered the game. Partizan made history here, Vlahović is the youngest ever player of eternal derbies with his 16 years and 30 days.
(photo: Facebook/Fudbalski klub Partizan)
No attempts or chances happened at this part of the game, there was only tense and nervousness. The pace slowed down.
The Southern tribune was under fire.
(photo: hotsport.rs)
(photo: Twitter)
In the 56th minute Bogosavac ran up with the ball and passed to Vlahović. Immediately 3 blood-thirsty Zvezda-defender jumped on Vlahović and tackled the young striker. A minute later Grujić missed out a big chance, shooting from an impossible angle on the left.
It was indeed impossible to score from it.
Meanwhile fans were shouting "Uprava napolje" every now and then.
In the 65th minute we got a free kick. Brašanac was pushed to the ground at the penalty area line. Mihajlović stood behind the ball, he shot, it was too high. Then again came a short pause, the field was under smoke, after Grave Diggers threw firecrackers at Zvezda’s goal line. Nothing could be seen.
In the 70th minute Bandalovski and Vlahović had a great teamwork, then the Bulgarian shot, the goalkeeper saved. Two minutes later Brašanac wanted to run up with the ball, but Luković threw him to the ground. Zvezda’s captain already had a yellow card, Glođović sent him off.
Please, someone tell Everton to stop this useless and stupid picking at the opponent incl. pushing them and mocking them. He was very lucky not to get a red card, though I’m not saying he would have not deserved it.
In the 74th minute Jovanović sent a flat shot on the goal, Kahriman saved. A minute later Mihajlović arrived on the left and crossed to Stevanović. Stevanović kicked the air instead of the ball, it was painful to see. In the 76th minute again Mihajlović passed, this time to Vlahović, but the youngster was torn to pieces by Zvezda-defenders.
Then again came a pause, the smoke was too thick. When we could continue, Zvezda immediately attacked. Gogoua blocked Vieira.
At this point we were just struggling.
In the 86th minute Stevanović got a long pass, but the referee whistled it off, for him it was offside. Yet the goalkeeper was arriving, Stevanović clashed with him. They both stayed on the ground laying.
A minute later the same scene could be seen. Bogosavac sent a pass to Vlahović. Vlahović sent it ahead, Stevanović arrived... and again clashed with the goalkeeper. And again both stayed on the ground with a painful face.
It was at the end of the game, in the 90+1st minute. Mihajlović was dribbling on the left, then the ball rolled out of the field. Corner kick. Kosović headed it, but it was too high.
In the 90+6th minute Bogosavac passed to Stevanović. Stevanović kicked the ball into a defender, which dropped back to Bogosavac. Bogosavac shot, it was too high, but the referee whistled it off, for him it was offside.
It was already the 90+8th minute (the extra time was supposed to be 4 minutes...), Bogosavac passed to Vlahović. Vlahović shot, it ended in a corner kick. We had one more attempt left, Gogoua head it too high above the crossbar.
Sad players after the game
(photos: Facebook/Fudbalski klub Partizan)
Highlights:
Here is another video that was recorded right after the match. ArenaSport’s reporter is asking Ivan Tomić about the match. Tomić is clearly very tensed, but he tries to keep cool. Then (at 1:05) the reporter asks him "Mr. Tomić, do you think it was maybe a penalty in the first half?"
In this post I try to go through the names of all players who arrived at or left Partizan during the winter transfer season. The list is far from being complete, it focuses only on the events around the football and basketball team. (At the other departments of Partizan there have been either no changes or no news about the possible changes.)
Two new players arrived at the football team right after the end of the autumn season. Marko Jovanović, defender, played for Voždovac previously. Bojan Šaranov, goalkeeper, spent 7 seasons at OFK Beograd, being on loan at a number of other teams. Before Partizan he played for Ergotelis in Greece.
Marko Jovanović
Bojan Šaranov
(photos: Facebook/Fudbalski klub Partizan)
Just a few days after signing the contract with Partizan Šaranov went out to party - with not else than the former players of the neighbouring red-striped team as well as their current team captain. The phenomenal night was eternalized on Instagram - it’s still there, the players celebrate with a big bottle of whisky. If you don’t mind, I won’t upload or embed the photo, because I do not want to puke. If you still want to see it, I give you a link of a news site, where you can take a look. Enjoy (or not).
It also means that Živko Živković will probably not needed anymore in ul. Humska. Živković told a few times to the media that he would probably not start the spring season with Partizan, but still he could not sign to any other team yet. (He is even included in the name list of those players who travel with Partizan to Cyprus for a winter training camp.)
Indirectly, but still a winter transfer event for a (former) Partizan-player: Slaviša Jokanović signed for the head coach post of FC Fulham.
(photo: Facebook/Fulham FC Official)
At the end of December Nemanja Mihajlović was signed from Rad. Meanwhile Partizan’s basketball player Danilo Anđušić confirmed that he would not extend his contract with the team. In the first week of January he signed to Polish team Anwil Wloclawek.
A photo posted by Danilo Andjusic (@daniloandjusic) on
The football team’s new head coach, Ivan Tomić started his job at Partizan at the end of December as well. He was signed after Ljubinko Drulović had been discharged at the end of the autumn season. Tomić started it fair and square, he openly told he would not need a number of players. He even told names: Stefan Babović and Petar Grbić was clearly not in the new coach’s favour. The media mentioned even Bojinov and Fabricio, too.
As for Stefan Babović, Partizan terminated the contract with him right today. The official statement stated "mutual agreement". There’s no reliable information about Fabricio, but he is not included among those who travel to Cyprus for training camp. Petar Grbić signed to Turkish super league team Akhisaspor on the first week of January.
(photo: akhisarspor.com)
The Andrija Živković-saga started on the very last day of December. There is only one thing sure, that the young midfielder will not stay at Partizan. During the past days/weeks the most bizarre rumours were circulating about him: sports sites claimed that Borussia Dortmund wanted to sign him, then Benfica popped up as a possible future team. A Chinese team offered 1,3 million euros for him, but Partizan rejected it. In the meantime Živković got a new manager: his contract expired with the previous one, Pini Zahavi from Israel and they did not extend it. His new manager is Predrag Đorđević.
Yes, it’s THAT Pini Zahavi, who had a long number of controversial steps, mostly about players’ rights and transfer money, and not only with Andrija Živković.
Partizan got offers for other players, too: Bojinov was targeted by Spanish and Chinese clubs, but on one hand Partizan demanded at least 2 million euros from him, on the other Bojinov told to the media (in his usual style...) that he wouldn’t leave ul. Humska until he can win at least one eternal derby, and/or he scores at least 12 goals in a season. Aboubakar and Brašanac was also among those who could be (or could have been) sold. Clubs from China, Saudi Arabia and Turkey wanted to sign the Cameroonian, Partizan priced him for 1,5 million euros. (Aboubakar was also not included among those players who travel to Cyprus.) Brašanac got offers from two renowned Belgian clubs; one of them offered 2,7 million euros for the midfielder, but Partizan management told them, Brašanac was not for sale.
Among those who possibly arrive at Partizan, the first two names were two Romanian players (Denis Alibec and Constantin Budescu), but head coach Tomić later denied the rumours. Brazilian/Belorussian Renan Bressan was also mentioned, but these news were denied by Iliev. As always, in almost every transfer season, Cléo's name also came up. The Brazilian would gladly return to Partizan, but Iliev said, there are serious obstacles in the way.
The other big soap opera of the winter transfer season is the story of Vojvodina, Partizan and Mirko Ivanić. Partizan wants to sign Vojvodina’s midfielder since forever, yet negotiations always come to a halt after a while. Vojvodina constantly turns the price of the player higher and higher, while Partizan claimed, they can’t and don’t want to pay more than 1 million euros for Ivanić.
Nota bene: the neigbouring striped team also checked in at Vojvodina with an offer for Ivanić. They would pay 1,4 million euros. The funniest/most tragic fact is though that it’s Ivanić himself whom nobody actually asked what he wants. He admitted to a sports site that he in fact doesn’t want to sign to any of these two teams, because he’d prefer to go abroad, but it’s highly possible that his current club will put the kid under very heavy pressure so that eventually he will have to sign to one or the other.
The biggest boom of the transfer season was definitely Ivan Šaponjić signing to SL Benfica for five and a half years.
(photos: Twitter)
The price was allegedly 3 million euros or so (there was another version that he would have been sold for only 1,5 million, but then he stays at Partizan on loan for the end of the season, but it seems he stays in Lisbon).
Finally, the punch line: Duško Vujošević signed to French team Limoges as head coach, this way he can work again with two of his former players, Léo Westermann and Bo McCalebb.
As the closing of this blogpost here is a photo about the football players getting ready for the training camp in Cyprus. And those who think it's Ismael Beko Fofana on the left side of the photo, well, they are right.
(photo: Facebook/Fudbalski klub Partizan)
The second part of the highlights will be posted at the end of the transfer season.
