Red Star beat Novi Pazar 2-0 in the Super Liga regular season on Saturday. The result leaves them top of the table with six wins from six. Novi Pazar sit sixth after eight matches, three wins, two draws and three losses.
Katai opened the scoring just before half-time in the 45th minute plus three. Enem doubled the lead in the 58th. By then Novi Pazar had already lost Radanovic to a red card in the 61st. The visitors found themselves chasing the game with ten men.
Red Star dominated possession at 54 per cent. They registered seven shots on target against six for the visitors. The hosts created two big chances, the same number as Novi Pazar. Shots accuracy was 35 per cent for Red Star compared to 46 per cent for the visitors.
Five substitutions appeared for Red Star during the second half. Loizou came on in the 64th, followed by Agwom in the 67th. Ivanic, Sadi and Dixon completed the changes. Enem was withdrawn in the 88th after his goal.
The hosts have now won all six matches this season. They accumulate 18 points without dropping any. Novi Pazar remain eight points off the top spot after their defeat. The gap between them and Red Star widened with this result.