Vojvodina beat Kolubara at Karađorđe with a score of 3-0 in the 21st round of the Mozzart Bet Super League of Serbia.
The scorers for Vojvodina were Simić in the 46th minute, Čumić in the 65th minute and Malbašić in the 74th minute.
Before the start of the match, the director of the Ilija Pantelić Youth Academy, Duško Grujić, handed over the framed jerseys from the match against Red Star to the club’s sponsors, who together donated 400,000 dinars for the treatment of seven-year-old Miloš Ćelap from Novi Sad, so the jerseys were handed over to the companies Logo centar, Ling mobility solutions, Energomontaža, Steel Impex and Vita addiction treatment hospital.
Also, before the start of the match, a minute of silence was held in honor of the recently deceased member of the second champion generation of Vojvodina Siniša Mihajlović and former club president Dragoljub Samardžić, as well as all the victims of the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria.
The teams performed in the following lineups:
Vojvodina: Carević – Lazarević (from 76th Bjeković), Traore, Vitas, Đorđević – Zukić (from 76th Busnić), Topić (from 90th Miletić) – Kabić (from 46th Baraye), V. Simić, Čumić (from 85th Milošević) – Malbašić.
Kolubara: Stanivuković, Vasiljević, Ćosić (from 66th Đokić), Kočić, Vukušić (from 60th Bagarić), Ilić, Lončar, Milojević (from 75th Sadiković), Milićević, Nikolić, Bakić.
From the beginning, Vojvodina had a clear intention to play offensively, but Kolubara responded in the best possible way with an excellent defensive block that reduced the hosts’ chances to a minimum.
Simić had the first and only shot on goal in the ninth minute, when he shot from about 20 meters to goalkeeper Stanivuković.
Kolubara had two dangerous attacks on the left side, there were no better shots from Kočić and Vukušić, so Carević didn’t have much to do in the first half.
Until the break, only Malbašić sent a dangerous and sharp low cross through the box, but Stanivuković was on the spot.
After only 40 seconds of play in the second half, Voša performed the most beautiful action and took the lead 1-0. Topić sent a long ball to the right flank for Lazarević, who sent it back through the box, Malbašić extended the pass to Simić with his heel, who just put his foot for the lead of the Old Lady.
Voša played much better after taking the lead, and in the 52nd minute, Čumić took a powerful shot with a free kick from 20 meters away, Stanivuković saved it, who then did an excellent job after Yves Baraye’s shot was deflected.
In the 65th minute, Vojvodina scored the second goal, as Nikola Čumić was accurate from the penalty spot. Previously, Milićević dragged Vitas from behind, and the referee awarded the harshest punishment.
The first danger in front of Vojvodina’s goal occurred in the 70th minute, after Milojević’s corner kick from the left side, Bakić shot with his head, but Carević intervened excellently and deflected the ball into the corner kick.
Only a minute later, Voša executed a quick counterattack, Baraye connected Simić with the goal, but the offensive player of Voša chose to shoot from 15 meters and send the ball over the goal.
In the 74th minute, Voša deservedly got the third goal, Baraye was again the assistant, from the right wing, Malbašić failed to catch the ball with his heel, but he did, on the second attempt, in the fall, send it through the legs of Stanivuković for 3-0.
Voša kept the advantage until the end and deservedly won the first victory of this spring, now it is fifth in the table with 37 points.