Tsukarichiki secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Radnicki Kragujevac in the third round of the Super Liga on Saturday evening. The home side opened their campaign with a performance that settled the question before the break. To be fair, the visitors arrived expecting more, but the result spoke for itself from the first whistle.
F. Durmishaj gave the hosts the lead after just four minutes, a moment that changed the complexion of the game. U. Miladinovic doubled the advantage in the twenty-sixth minute, and by then Radnicki were already on the back foot. The Serb added a second of his own in the thirty-third minute, closing the door on any hope of a comeback.
Yellow cards came thick and fast in the middle period, with S. Sissoko and N. Miletic both cautioned before the interval. Radnicki made changes at half-time, bringing on I. Babic and V. Radosavljevic, but the shift in momentum had already happened. M. Dukic picked up a booking in the fifty-seventh minute, and the visitors could not recover their shape.
The statistics painted a picture of dominance without possession. Tsukarichiki held just 34 per cent of the ball but created three big chances while keeping their shots accurate at sixty per cent. Radnicki enjoyed 66 per cent possession and completed 390 passes, yet their accuracy on target sat at twenty-three per cent. Many shots with one goal means chances went begging, and that was exactly what happened here.
The result leaves Tsukarichiki on ten points from eight games in ninth place, while Radnicki remain on eleven points from seven matches in eighth. The hosts had lost four of their eight outings this season, so a clean sheet and three points felt like a proper start. And here's the thing — this was only round three, but the gap between the sides looked wider than the table suggests.