Spartak Zdrepczeva KRВ saw off OFK Bor 1919 3:0 in the opening match of the Prva Liga Regular Season on August 1st. The home side moved into fifth place with 12 points after seven games, while the visitors remained 11th on 8 points. and here's the thing — matches like this don't always show what the table suggests.
The breakthrough came in the 37th minute when A. Pavlovic found the net. He had already picked up a yellow card by then, a warning that didn't seem to bother him. Spartak pressed forward after that, looking to extend their advantage.
J. Mulato doubled the lead in the 53rd minute. By then OFK Bor had stopped trying to play their way into things and were simply defending. The second goal changed the tempo entirely — Spartak began to control the game from the middle third onwards.
A. Trajkovic wrapped up the scoring in the 79th minute. Three goals in one evening, and Spartak had done enough to see out the rest of the match. The visitors had no response left, not really.
Substitutions kept coming after the break. M. Madzarevic came on in the 58th minute, followed by P. Medic in the 65th. I. Pavlov and A. Kovacevic were brought on together in the 75th and 76th minutes, while N. Bastajic made his appearance in the 81st. A second yellow card arrived late in the game, in the 87th minute.
The result leaves Spartak firmly in the upper half of the table, while OFK Bor continue to struggle in the lower reaches. Seven games played and the gap between them is already four points. to be fair — this was never going to be an easy night for the visitors.