Bokelj 1:0 Sutjeska: First League Match Result

Match report

Bokelj claimed a narrow 1:0 victory over Sutjeska in the second round of the First League on Saturday evening. The result keeps both sides level on eight points, though Sutjeska's seven-game tally places them one spot above Bokelj's seventh in the standings. D. Perovic proved decisive when he found the net in the 44th minute. He had already shown his temperament earlier, picking up a yellow card in the 37th minute alongside a teammate — a double booking that hinted at the tension building in the final quarter of play. The statistics tell a peculiar story. Sutjeska launched 128 attacks compared to Bokelj's 79, won nine corners to one, and saw the ball go out for throw-ins 41 times against 24. Yet possession sat evenly at 50% apiece, and when shots mattered, the visitors offered only four on target to the hosts' three. By then it was clear that efficiency outweighed volume. Sutjeska's eight shots off target compared to Bokelj's single attempt off target suggests the visitors struggled to find the right angle. The hosts, meanwhile, converted their limited chances with clinical precision — and got their substitutions spot on when it counted. The draw brought them together early in the table, but this result edges Bokelj closer to their rivals. Both teams carry identical point totals, though Sutjeska's heavier defeat record — three losses against Bokelj's two — gives the visitors a slightly more precarious position. The visitors' recent run offers little comfort. They have failed to win in five consecutive matches, including heavy defeats to MKK-Dnepr and Kairat Almaty. Bokelj, by contrast, have won their last two outings and looked more settled at the back. A derby with no love lost. The wheels came off for Sutjeska in the final moments, with a late yellow card in 90+2 serving as a fitting punctuation to a frustrating afternoon.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 50 – 50

Shots on target 3 – 4

Shots off target 1 – 8

Attacks 79 – 128

🟨 37' Yellow card 🟨 37' D. Perovic — Yellow card ⚽ 44' D. Perovic — Goal 🟨 90+2' Yellow card

Match events

37' 0:0 Sutjeska Yellow card
37' 0:0 Bokelj Yellow card D. Perovic
44' 1:0 Bokelj Goal D. Perovic
90+2' 1:0 Bokelj Yellow card

Statistics

50 Possession, % 50

3 Shots on target 4

1 Shots off target 8

79 Attacks 128

1 Corners 9

7 Free kicks 14

0 Offsides 1

4 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

13 Goal kicks 6

24 Throw-ins 41

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