Our team made it two wins in just a few days with a 3-0 success over Radnički at 'Marakana'. Nikolić, Spiridonović and Katai all scored to keep Zvezda top of the table in this early stage of the season.
Ground: Rajko Mitić Stadium
Referee: Lazar Lukić
Goalscorers: Nikolić 43', Spiridonović 45', Katai 76'
Crvena zvezda: Borjan, Gobeljić, Pankov, Degenek, Rodić (78' Gajić), Petrović (71' Sanogo), Nikolić, Ivanić (71' Vulić), Spiridonović, Katai (78' Krstović), Tomane (46' Ben).
Substitutes: Popović, Gajić, Babić, Jovičić, Sanogo, Vulić, Ben, Radulović, Gavrić, Vukanović, Krstović.
Radnički Niš: Ristić, Stevanović, Bjeličić, Šljivić (82' Dašić), Subotić (60' T. Petrović), Pejović, Mitrović (46' Gavrić), Ćirković, Stoiljković (85' Spasić), Pantelić, Živković (46' N. Kojić).
Substitutes: M. Kojić, Marković, Spasić, N. Kojić, Gavrić, Kasalica, Miloradović, L. Petrović, T. Petrović, Dašić.
Radnički did well to keep the champions out for a long time and they thought they've done brilliant to reach the break with the score 0-0. But up popped Zvezda boy Veljko Nikolić with a lovely placed shot from the outside of the area to make it 1-0 and evade the proverbial bus the visitors have parked.
There was still time for Srđan Spiridonović to add the second after a well-played counter attack from the red and whites. That made it 2-0 at half time with the Niš side reeling.
Katai and Spiridonović were creating problems for the visiting defenders and it was the former who made it 3-0 15 minutes from time with a precise finish.
Final whistle marked another 3-0 win for Dejan Stanković's team at the beginning of 2020/21 Superliga campaign.