Vukovar beat Segesta 2:0 in the Prva NL regular season on Thursday. The hosts took all three points at home, moving further clear of the visitors in the table. It was a match decided by moments rather than sustained pressure.
N. Pajvancic opened the scoring just before the break, finding the net in the 45+3rd minute. By then Segesta had already shown their tendency to switch off at set pieces, picking up two yellow cards in the opening minutes. And here's the thing — the goal came from a moment of clarity while the away side was still finding its rhythm.
Seventeen minutes after the restart, a second goal sealed the result. The substitute B. Kunert had been on the pitch for a couple of minutes before the breakthrough, and to be fair he was involved in the build-up. Segesta's manager made changes too, bringing on T. Kukoc in the 70th minute, but by then the damage was done.
The statistics tell a familiar story. Vukovar mustered 7 shots on target to Segesta's 4, while both sides registered similar numbers in total attacks. Possession tipped slightly in the visitors' favour at 54 per cent, but the away end never stopped and still could not find the equaliser. They had nothing to do all evening once the second goal fell.
Vukovar now sit 3rd in the table with 4 points from two games, having picked up a win and a draw. Segesta remain in 10th place with 3 points from a victory and a defeat. The goal difference tells you everything — two goals scored, none conceded.
