Jedinstvo secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Berane in the opening round of the Second League's regular season on Saturday. The match concluded at the home ground with the hosts claiming all three points. M. Pantic provided the decisive moment deep into stoppage time, sending the crowd into raptures. To be fair, neither side created much throughout ninety minutes of cautious football.
Pantic's strike arrived at 90 minutes and seven seconds. He found space in the box and finished clinically against a tired Berane defence. It was a goal that felt inevitable given the momentum building in those final seconds. And here's the thing — it came after what had been a cagey ninety minutes.
D. Sabovic received a yellow card at 90+9 before being shown straight red for a second booking moments later. Another player was then dismissed at 90+10. By then, the result was beyond doubt.
Jedinstvo came into this fixture with mixed form, having won just one of their previous three encounters. Their recent results showed vulnerability — an 8-0 defeat to Borac Banja Luka and a 1-0 loss to Petrovac. Berane, meanwhile, had dropped points in every game, including a 4-3 victory over Kom that offered little comfort.
The three points moved Jedinstvo to eight places with three points from three matches. Berane remain bottom of the table with zero points, having lost all three games they have played. Cup football has its own rules, but this was straight league action where every point matters. The hosts have started cautiously while the visitors look for their first result.