Mladost DG beat Decic 2-0 in the First League's sixth round on Saturday, a result that upended the early hierarchy. The hosts took two points from the top of the table, while Decic's unbeaten start suffered its first real setback. By then, the visitors had been cruising through the season with four wins and a draw, but this was a different match entirely.
The opening half was cagey, with Decic controlling possession and Mladost DG sitting deep. A yellow card for S. Radinovic in the ninth minute showed the home side's nerves, but they held shape. Decic's M. Djokaj picked up a booking in the thirty-first, and you could sense the visitors growing impatient. And here's the thing — Decic had 58 per cent possession and 122 attacks, yet couldn't break through.
The turning point came just after half-time. L. Knezevic found space in the box and finished clinically in the forty-ninth minute. Decic's manager responded with four substitutions at the hour mark, trying to change the tempo. D. Kontic went yellow for Decic in the fifty-eighth, and the game opened up further, but Mladost DG's defence held firm. The visitors kept knocking on the door, but the shots kept coming off target.
Mladost DG doubled their lead in the seventy-sixth minute when M. Lalevic made no mistake inside the area. Decic threw everything forward, but the home side tightened things up. There were more changes — N. Pavlicevic, P. Ljuljdjuraj, M. Bozanovic, and A. Jovanovic all came on — but the result was never really in doubt. Decic's shots on target stayed at four, the same as Mladost DG's, but quality over quantity told.
The statistics paint a familiar picture: Decic dominated possession at 58 per cent and registered 122 attacks compared to 102, yet ended with fewer corners and no more shots on target. To be fair, they created chances, but the final ball was always a fraction off. Mladost DG's 42 per cent possession looked poor on paper, but they were more efficient in the box.
This result shifts the table considerably. Decic remain top on 13 points but with one defeat now on their record, while Mladost DG move off seventh with seven points from six games. The visitors had beaten Ezero, Otrant-Olympic, Boka, and Buducnost Podgorica in their previous five, so this loss carries weight. We had backed Decic to win at 48 per cent confidence, but the match went the other way — Mladost DG's structure in midfield and their ability to punish moments of hesitation broke our prediction.