The red-and-whites scored two late goals to turn a 2-1 deficit into a glorious 3-2 win against the Eternal rivals in the 173rd edition of the Večiti derbi!
Venue: Rajko Mitić Stadium.
Attendance: 37,465.
Referee: Pavle Ilić.
Goalscorers: Kanga 16, Ndiaye 89, Katai 90 - Baždar 11, Severina 56.
Crvena zvezda: Glazer, Mijailović, Spajić, Dragović, Rodić (46.Djiga), Stamenić, Hwang, Kanga (58 Katai), Bukari (90 Kraso), Ivanić (78 Olayinka), Ndiaye (90 Milunović).
Substitutes: Popović, Nikolić, Mimović, Djiga, Milunović, Knežević, Šljivić, Katai, Olayinka, Krasso, Sremčević.
Partizan: Krunić, Stojković (78 Filipović), Kovačević, Marković, Antić, Owusu, Castillo (Stjepanović), Zahid, Severina (88 Natcho), Goh (78 Kalulu), Baždar (67 Saldanha).
Substitutes: Jovanović, Saničanin, Šćekić, Kalulu, Saldanja, Natcho, Nikolić, De Medina, Filipović, Stjepanović, Janković.
Our team opened a ten-point lead at the top of Superliga standings after a Belgrade Derby that will life long in the memory of both sets of fans. Twice the visitors went in front and looked like they would snatch three points at Marakana, but a prolonged periof of Vladan Milojević's players bore fruit in dramatic fashion as Cherif Ndiaye and Aleksandar Katai scored late goals to give us a memorable thriumph over the Eternal rivals Partizan.
The two teams will meet again on Wednesday at the same stadium as they vie for a spot in the Kup Srbije final. There is more excitement still to come!