Lobos UPNFM and Crvena Zvezda played out a 2-2 draw in the Apertura, round 3 of the National League on the evening of August 15th, 2026. The result leaves the hosts rooted to the bottom of the table while the visitors remain in seventh place. To be fair, neither side deserved to lose on the day.
Both teams made four changes at the break, bringing on M. Rodriguez, A. Zuniga, M. Juan and J. Gutierrez for Lobos, while Crvena Zvezda introduced D. Suazo, L. Hurtado, N. Luna and J. Velasquez. By then the game was already settled into something more open than the first half had suggested.
S. Elvir gave Lobos the lead in the fifty-sixth minute, and O. Rosales doubled their advantage three minutes later. Crvena Zvezda fought back through D. Carter in the seventy-seventh minute, but E. Gomez equalised with twenty minutes remaining. And here's the thing — the game could have gone either way after that.
Lobos saw L. Juarez and J. Nunez booked in the sixty-fifth and seventieth minutes, while S. Elvir picked up a second yellow just before the end. Crvena Zvezda managed only one caution, shown to a player not named in the event log. The final whistle came after six minutes of stoppage time.
Crvena Zvezda dominated possession at 57 per cent and recorded 86 attacks compared to Lobos's 74. They also registered five shots on target against four, but the extra pressure did not translate into victory. Lobos kept their shape despite being out-atacked, which is often where these games are won or lost.
The hosts remain twelve points behind the leaders with just two points from six games, while Crvena Zvezda sit on eight points in seventh. This draw extends Lobos's winless run to five matches without a victory. It also halts what had been a decent sequence for the visitors.