Smederevo, YUGOSLAVIA, July 7 (uefa.com) - Yugoslav side FK Sartid produced a brave performance against TSV 1860 München in this UEFA Intertoto Cup second round second leg tie, but it wasn't enough to undo the German side, who ran out 3-2 winners on the night and 6-3 (first leg in Augsburg 3-1) victors on aggregate. 1860's reward is a third round tie versus Dutch side RKC Waalwijk.
With a two-goal lead from the first
leg, the Germans looked to have
sewn the tie up on 11 minutes, when
Martin Max, who hit a brace in the
first leg, found space and beat the
onrushing Nenad Lukic to open the
scoring. Gradually, though, Sartid
settled and, roared on by a
passionate home crowd, they fought back into the game.
The equaliser came just before the half-hour, Goran
Bogdanovic stepping inside Thomas Hassler before drilling
the ball just under the bar.
Sartid were in control and Dragan Radosavljevic should
have given them a half-time advantage, only to shoot wide
after being teed up by Milorad Zecevic. The lead did arrive
early in the second half, though, the impressive Vladimir
Mudrinic converting from the spot after Zecebic had been
brought down. With Bogdanovic controlling the game,
Sartid poured forward, and it seemed only a matter of time
before they levelled the aggregate score.
But their hopes were dashed by substitute Samuel Ipoua,
who latched on to Max's smart ball on 72 minutes and
finished emphatically. That ripped the heart out of Sartid,
and it came as no surprise when Harald Cerny raced clear
to complete the victory three minutes from time.
"After just 14 days of preparation we faced tough
opposition and it was difficult for us," 1860 coach Werner
Lorant said, paying tribute to the fighting spirit of his
opponents. "We began well, but struggled when Sartid
changed their tactics. I was disappointed to give away the
penalty, but I am still satisfied with my team's performance. I
am sure we can go further."
His Sartid counterpart, Jovica Skoro, was magnanimous in
defeat. "I congratulate 1860 and I wish them every success
in the rest of the competition," he said. "This was a good
match and I'm just disappointed we couldn't get a better
result. If we had taken our chances it might have been
different, but we lost our shape when it went to 2-2, and
they used that."
Sartid skipper Bogdanovic believed his side could have
done no more. "I thank my team-mates for playing so well,"
he said. "We gave our all, but our opponents were too
good. I wish them every success. They were more
experienced than us in Europe, and that helped."
