Vojvodina lost at its Karađorđe to Partizan with the result 0-2 (0-1) in the second round of the Serbian Super League.
The scorer of both goals for Partizan was Bibras Natho in the fourth and 58th minute.
Coaches Slavoljub Đorđević and Aleksandar Stanojević took the following lineups on the field:
Vojvodina (4-2-3-1): N. Simić – Cucin, Kovačević, Stevanović, Devetak – Topić, Busnić (from 65th Maksimović) – V. Simić (from 77th Kabić), Čović, Novevski (from 46th Bastajić) – Mrkaić (from 58th Zukić).
Partizan (4-2-3-1): Popović – Lutovac (from 86th Živković), Vujačić, Saničanin, Urošević – Zdjelar, Jojić – Holender (from 62nd Marković), Natho (from 62nd Pantić), Jović (from 72nd Pavlović) – Ricardo (from 62nd Milovanović).
Partizan was more specific in the introductory minutes. They started offensively from the very beginning and took the lead with the result 1-0 in the fourth minute. Lutovac broke through on the right side, and after the crowd in the box, the ball bounced to Natho, who sent it under the crossbar of Nikola Simić for the lead.
A new attempt by Partizan followed through Zdjelar, whose shot from 20 meters ended up over the goal. After that, Vojvodina got rid of the initial pressure and shifted its focus to the middle of the field. However, Partizan continued to create chances. In the 18th minute, Ricardo found himself in a dangerous position, but the defense of Vojvodina reacted excellently and blocked his attempt.
In the 37th minute, Voša threatened more seriously for the first time. Simić was looking for Mrkaić, but Vujačić kicked the ball into the corner kick. After the corner kick, Čović tried to overtake Saničanin, but he also committed a foul along the way.
In the last minutes of the first part of the game, the tempo dropped, and the only thing that stood out was the goalkeeper Nikola Simić, who stopped Natho’s attempt from 15 meters. Still, Partizan kept the advantage at half time.
The coach of Vojvodina, Slavoljub Đorđević, made the first change at half time, since Bastajić entered the field instead of Novevski, and the Old Lady started a bit more offensively. Čović had the first attempt, but his header was stopped by goalkeeper Popović. In the 58th minute, Partizan doubled the lead. After a new action on the right flank and the return ball, Natho was in the right place. He shot from 16 meters and beat Simić for 0-2.
Slavoljub Đorđević immediately made the second change, Zukić came in instead of Mrkaić, so Čović took the place of the central forward. Čović next threatened in the 64th minute with his head after the break, but the ball ended up over the bar. Two minutes later, Partizan had another chance. Jović ran in on the left flank and entered the penalty area, but Simić stopped his shot.
In the 70th minute, Vojvodina performed a quick counterattack. Bastajić got the ball on the right side and shot from 25 meters, but the goalkeeper Popvović intervened and saved Partizan. Six minutes later, on the other side, Nikola Simić stood out again, this time stopping a solid attempt by Danilo Pantić.
At the end of the game, the tempo dropped again as expected. Voša threatened once again, after a nice cross by Cucin from the right flank, Kabić shot with his head next to the goal, but there was no change in the result – 0-2.
