Vojvodina defeated Čukaricki with a score of 3-2 in the 26th round of the Mozzart Bet Super League of Serbia.
The scorers for Vojvodina were Zukić in the fifth minute, Uroš Nikolić in the 14th minute and Lazarevic in the 82nd minute.
The teams performed in the following lineups:
Vojvodina: Carević, Bjeković, Vitas (from 80th Ljubisavljević), Traore, Lazarević, Zukić (from 71st Busnić), Topić, Čumić (from 90th Jeličić), U. Nikolić (from 71st Malbašić), Simić, N. Nikolić (from 71st Baraye).
Čukarički: Belić (from 84th Mićović), Tošić, Docić, Stevanović, Tomović (from 65th Stojanović), Pankov, Sisoko (from 65th Miladinović), Badamosi (from 59th Spasojević), Drezgić, Lučić, Owusu (from 84th Aganspahić).
Before the start of the match, Mirko Topić was presented with a framed Vojvodina jersey with his surname and the number 100 on the back, considering that this was his jubilee hundredth match in the first team of the Old Lady, and the jersey was handed to him by the director of the Youth Academy Ilija Pantelić, Duško Grujić.
After that, the representative of the Mozzart Bet company, Jovana Ćulibrk, presented a plaque and a humanitarian check for 50,000 dinars to Dejan Zukić as the best player of the 24th round of the Mozzart Bet Super League of Serbia, and he decided to forward that money for the treatment of seven-year-old Miloš Ćelap from Novi Sad, who is suffering from leukemia. and he needs a bone marrow transplant abroad.
Voša opened the match well and took the lead in the fifth minute. Čumić took a corner kick from the left side, and Zukić headed the first corner from the first post for 1-0.
Already in the 14th minute, the home team gained a two-goal lead, after a counterattack and a bad reaction from the Čukaricki defense, Čumić stole the ball and passed it to Uroš Nikolić, who caught a half-volley and scored for 2-0 from the right side.
After the second goal, the tempo of the game dropped, Čukarički took the initiative, but Vojvodina also set up excellent defensive lines and kept the rivals away from the danger zone. The biggest threat to the goal of the Old Lady was Owusu, who created a lot of problems for Lazarević, but he failed to seriously threaten the goal of Carević.
Before going to rest, Zukić tried with a bicycle kick from the edge of the penalty area, however, not strong enough for goalkeeper Belić.
Voša was the first to threaten in the follow-up, in the 55th minute Uroš Nikolić made an excellent pass on the right flank and found Zukić, who did not catch the ball well, and in the continuation of the same action, Simić also had a chance, whose shot was blocked in front of the goal.
At the end of the hour, Simić had a new chance, he accepted the rebound and shot over the goal from the edge of the penalty area.
Čukarički managed to equalize from the first serious attack in the continuation, in the 66th minute, after a cross from the left side, Vitas kicked the ball straight to the foot of Tošić, who from the first overcame Carević and hit the top left corner for 2-1.
In the 72nd minute, Čukarički tied the score. After Docić’s free kick from the left side, Pankov was the highest in the air and beat Carević with his head for 2-2.
When it seemed that the visitors took control of the game, Vojvodina managed to come back and take the lead again. Malbašić masterfully played past Lazarević, who escaped on the left side and hit the first corner for the great celebration of the home fans.
Voša managed to keep the advantage until the end and achieve a great victory against a direct rival in the fight for Europe, and is now fifth in the table with 46 points.