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Red Star - Partizan 2-1
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| Stevanovic (lower, Red Star) and Savic fight for the ball |
Belgrade, April 2 - Red Star beat champions and
arch-rivals Partizan 2-1 in a tense derby to
draw level with them at the top of the table and throw the title
race wide open.
Both teams have 78 points with nine matches remaining.
Red Star dominated proceedings in the first half and pinned
their rivals back but Partizan goalkeeper Radisa Ilic kept his
team in the match with a string of superb saves.
But he was left helpless three minutes before the break when
Pjanovic fired Red Star ahead.
The visitors, looking shaky in defence, fell further behind
in the 51st minute when Branko Savic deflected a teasing Ivan
Gvozdenovic cross into his own net.
Red Star pushed forward in search of a third but Partizan
refused to lie down and pulled one back in the 73rd minute
through Mateja Kezman whose blockbuster went in off the post.
It was only a consolation goal for the league leaders on the
night, but could be decisive in the title race as it gave
Partizan a 3-2 aggregate lead.
The champions won the previous meeting this season 2-0 and
will edge Red Star if the two teams finish level on points as
the aggregate result counts first to determine the higher
position.
Yugoslav Football League, Round 33, Belgrade, April 2
RED STAR Belgrade - PARTIZAN Belgrade 2-1 (1-0)
Scorers: Pjanovic (42), Savic (51-og) for Red Star, Kezman (73) for Partizan.
Red Star Stadium. Attendance: 45,000. Referee: Miroslav Radoman (Novi Sad). Booked: Dudic, Ilic, Glogovac, Bunjevcevic, Pjanovic, Stevanovic (Red Star); Savic, Duljaj, Ivic, S. Ilic, Kezman, Ilijev (Partizan). Sent off: Duljaj (Partizan) in the 86th minute, Glogovac (Red Star) in the 90th minute.
RED STAR: Kocic, Dudic, Lalatovic, Ilic (Vukomanovic), Glogovac, Bunjevcevic, Gvozdenovic, Lerinc (Gojkovic), Pjanovic, Stevanovic, Boskovic.
PARTIZAN: R. Ilic, Savic, Krstajic, Stojanovski, Duljaj, Trobok, Ivic (Cirkovic), S. Ilic, Tomić, Kezman, Ilijev (Pekovic).
| STATISTICS |
| RED STAR |
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PARTIZAN |
| 2 |
GOALS |
1 |
| 10 |
SHOTS |
7 |
| 7 |
SHOTS ON GOAL |
3 |
| 30 |
FOULS |
30 |
| 3 |
CORNERS |
4 |
| 3 |
OFFSIDES |
5 |
| 6 |
YELLOW CARDS |
6 |
| 1 |
RED CARDS |
1 |
| 52% |
BALL POSSESSION |
48% |
Round 33 (April 1/2)
R E S U L T S
| RED STAR Belgrade |
PARTIZAN Belgrade |
2:1 |
| Pjanovic (42), Savic (51-og) | Kezman (73) | |
| ZELEZNIK Belgrade |
SUTJESKA Niksic |
3-1 |
| Petkovic (21), Zivkovic (65, 67) | Bursac (73) | |
| MILICIONAR Belgrade |
HAJDUK Belgrade |
2-0 |
| Spalevic (48), Bogdanovic (82) | | |
| RAD Belgrade |
RADNICKI Kragujevac |
1-1 |
| Rankovic (57) | Buzic (28) | |
| OBILIC Belgrade |
HAJDUK Kula |
1-0 |
| Babeu (18) | | |
| SARTID Smederevo |
PROLETER Zrenjanin |
2-0 |
| Jefimov (30), Andjelkovic (63) | | |
| ZEMUN |
RADNICKI Nis |
1-0 |
| Golijanin (61-pen) | | |
| BORAC Cacak |
CUKARICKI Belgrade |
1-2 |
| Dragutinovic (68) | Corovic (17, 52) | |
| MOGREN Budva |
VOJVODINA Novi Sad |
0-0 |
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| BUDUCNOST Podgorica |
SPARTAK Subotica |
4-0 |
| Lucic (8, 63 - both from penalty), Kostic (58, 73) | | |
Standings after 33 rounds
| 1 |
PARTIZAN |
78 (-1) |
| 2 |
RED STAR |
78 |
| 3 |
OBILIC |
77 (-1) |
| 4 |
RAD |
47 (-1) |
| 5 |
SUTJESKA |
46 |
| 6 |
ZELEZNIK |
44 (-1) |
| 7 |
BUDUCNOST |
43 (-2) |
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| 8 |
MILICIONAR |
43 |
| 9 |
RADNICKI (N) |
43 |
| 10 |
OFK BEOGRAD |
42 (-1) |
| 11 |
CUKARICKI |
41 (-2) |
| 12 |
ZEMUN |
41 (-1) |
| 13 |
VOJVODINA |
40 (-1) |
| 14 |
RADNICKI (K) |
40 |
| 15 |
MOGREN |
35 |
| 16 |
HAJDUK (K) |
34 (-1) |
| 17 |
SARTID |
34 |
| 18 |
PROLETER |
33 (-1) |
| 19 |
HAJDUK (B) |
33 (-1) |
| 20 |
SPARTAK |
26 |
| 21 |
BORAC |
22 |
Leading goalscorers
21 - Mateja Kezman (Partizan)
18 - S. Ilic (Partizan)
15 - V. Ilic (Partizan)…
Round 34 (April 8): Hajduk (K) - Mogren, Vojvodina - Sartid, Proleter - Milicionar, Hajduk (B) - Borac, Cukaricki - Red Star, Partizan - Zeleznik, Sutjeska - Zemun, Radnicki (N) - Buduchnost, Spartak - Rad, Radnicki (K) - OFK Beograd.
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