Radnički defeated Zlatibor 93-88 in the First League on October 4th, 2026. The home side pulled off an upset against the table-toppers, and here's the thing — you wouldn't have seen it coming from the form guide alone. Zlatibor had won twenty-seven of their thirty games this season, while Radnički sat ninth with just thirteen victories.
We had given away a Zlatibor win at sixty percent confidence, but the match went another way entirely. To be fair, the visitors had shown vulnerability in their last three encounters with Crvena Zvezda, losing two of those games. They had also dropped points at home to Borac Zemun, so the ground was prepared for something unexpected.
Radnički's recent record suggested they could compete — they beat Sombor Bs 116-81 and Slobođa 103-90 before the loss to OKK Beograd. Zlatibor, meanwhile, had lost to Hercegovac 97-92 away and then lost their last two games against Crvena Zvezda. By then, the visitors were already showing signs of running out of legs.
The scoreboard told the story: ninety-three to eighty-eight. Zlatibor remain top of the table on goal difference, but the gap between them and the rest of the league feels narrower now. Radnički's record stands at thirteen wins and seventeen losses, but tonight they proved they could take points off the best team in the competition.
The result doesn't change the standings yet — Zlatibor still lead with zero points separating them from the pack, though that number means nothing when everyone has played thirty games. What it does is remind everyone that basketball, like football, is decided in moments rather than spreadsheets. The old head settles you down, and tonight the home side had that edge.
