Semedrija 1924 put on a clinical display to beat OFK Bor 1919 4-1 in the Prva Liga regular season, round 3, at the weekend fixture on 15 August 2026. The home side took control within the first half-hour and never looked back, with four goals separating the teams by the final whistle. The result moved Semedrija further clear in sixth place while OFK Bor remained rooted in tenth.
I remember minute twenty because that is when the pattern became clear. By then, I. Hadzic had already scored twice and N. Kodzic had added another, with M. Vranjanin completing the quartet before the break. The visitors were simply out-thought on the touchline, unable to cope with the intensity of a team that dug in from the opening exchanges. Semedrija gave away too many cheap fouls in their urgency, but the goals kept coming.
And here's the thing about the second half — it changed shape entirely when S. Mitrovic collected two yellow cards within a minute. First in the 64th minute, then again in the 65th, sending him off and forcing the visitors to play with ten men. S. Petkoski Cimbaljevic came on to replace him, but the numerical disadvantage was already doing its work. E. Pavlov missed a penalty in the 78th minute, and by then the game was effectively over.
D. Milicevic pulled one back for OFK Bor in the 83rd minute, but it was too little, too late. The visitors had dallied on the ball in their attempts to respond, and the home side turned to the kids to see out the final minutes. I. Hadzic was substituted in the 83rd minute, having sealed his brace, while S. Stojanovic came on for the home side just before the end.
The standings tell only part of the story. Semedrija sit on 12 points from seven games, with three wins and three draws, while OFK Bor are on eight points with two victories and two draws. The gap between them widens now, and the visitors will need to find something different if they are to climb away from the bottom half. Things came to a head in this fixture, and Semedrija got over the line comfortably.