Grbalj and Zeta played out a 1-1 draw in the first Regular Season fixture of the Second League on 15 August. The result keeps Zeta at the top of the table with 11 points while Grbalj move to 6 points after five games. by then you could sense this wouldn't be a straightforward afternoon.
L. Vukcevic gave Grbalj the lead in the 32nd minute, finishing from what looked like a well-worked move. The home side controlled the tempo for stretches and found a way through the Zeta defence when it mattered. The crowd was behind them, and the belief was growing.
Things turned sour for Zeta in the 71st minute when T. Soc collected a second yellow card and was sent off. A caution and then a dismissal in the same moment — and here's the thing — it changed everything. Zeta had to shuffle their shape and play with ten men for the final quarter.
Grbalj threw bodies in the way and looked dangerous on the counter, but Zeta held firm. The away side showed discipline, though a late lapse in concentration would cost them. M. Stijepovic snatched an equaliser in 90+4, a moment of chaos that left Grbalj scrambling.
Zeta remain top of the table with 11 points after five matches, having won three and drawn twice. Grbalj sit eighth with 6 points from five games, one win, three draws and one defeat. Neither side will be entirely satisfied, but to be fair, both earned something from a match that shifted on its head.
