Napredak edge Jedinstvo in tight Prva Liga encounter
Napredak secured a narrow 2:1 victory over Jedinstvo Ub in the seventh round of the Prva Liga on Saturday afternoon. The hosts took an early lead through M. Zuvic before the visitors equalised after the interval, but a late F. Stuparevic strike decided the contest. By then, the match had settled into a pattern of cautious exchanges rather than open football.
Zuvic opened the scoring in the fourth minute, but was substituted himself just after the break when Jedinstvo could have extended their advantage. Instead, R. Denzell levelled in the 51st minute after Napredak's early momentum had faded. To be fair, the visitors had been disciplined in their approach, limiting shots on target to just two throughout.
A cluster of substitutions around the hour mark shifted the tempo considerably. Napredak introduced three players simultaneously in the 61st minute, while Jedinstvo responded with their own changes shortly after. The penalty miss by N. Sreckovic in the 74th minute proved pivotal — and here's the thing, it came at a moment when both sides were searching for a winner.
Stuparevic's 77th-minute goal finally broke the deadlock, giving Napredak the edge they needed. The hosts had registered more attacks at 111 to 101, though their shot conversion rate told a different story. Four shots on target produced one goal, while the visitors managed to find the net with just two attempts on goal.
With that result, Napredak remain in third place on 13 points from seven games, four victories and two defeats. Jedinstvo sit 15th with just four points from one win and five losses. The gap in the table reflects what was visible on the pitch — consistency matters more than occasional flashes of quality.