Iskra and Zeta met in the third round of the Second League on Saturday evening, and the visitors claimed all three points with a single strike. The match finished 0-1, a result that leaves Iskra in seventh place with three points from three games while Zeta move further clear in second with seven.
Nothing much happened until minute sixty-five, when Zeta broke the deadlock. By then Iskra had dominated possession without testing their visitors, and the home side's best chances had come from wide areas that never quite found the target. And here's the thing — when one side has all the ball and still goes behind, you know the other is waiting.
Zeta's record before this match told you what to expect. Two wins and a draw from three outings means they have not lost a game yet, and this result extends that run. Iskra's form has been less consistent, with a win against Berane and a heavy victory over Internacional Podgorica bookended by two defeats. They had beaten Lovčen 2-0 at home earlier this month but could not repeat that pattern here.
The standings now show a seven-point gap between the two sides, and for Iskra that is a problem they cannot ignore. They sit seven places below Zeta and have only one point more than would keep them in the relegation zone. Zeta, meanwhile, are in control of the tie — not that there is much of one to control when the score is 1-0 and the clock is running down.