Jedinstvo beat Grbalj 2-0 in the fourth round of the Second League on Saturday. The hosts opened the scoring early and closed out the match at the death. It was a tidy result for the home side, who have now moved level on points with their visitors.
M. Idrizovic put Jedinstvo ahead in the eighth minute. To be fair, it was the sort of break the home side had been working for — he finished a move that had built patiently. The goal changed the shape of the afternoon, and Grbalj spent the rest of the first half chasing.
By then, Grbalj were scrambling. They had started the season with a draw and a loss, and now they were trailing after just eight minutes. The visitors kept knocking on the door in patches, but Jedinstvo's defence held firm. And here's the thing — it wasn't about keeping possession, it was about staying organised when the pressure came.
L. Sekularac sealed the win in the ninetieth minute. A late finish, but one that felt inevitable once the home side had taken control. Grbalj had nothing left to give, and the whistle came as a relief rather than a disappointment.
Jedinstvo sit fifth with six points from four games — two wins and two losses. Grbalj are eighth with five points, a win and two draws alongside a defeat. Both sides have played the same number of matches, and the gap is now one point.
For Jedinstvo, this was a chance to build momentum after a heavy 8-0 loss earlier in the campaign. They won 1-0 against Berane and Slobođa Užice in their first two matches, lost away to Kom, and now they hold Grbalj at home. The run has been uneven, but the foundation is there.
Grbalj came into this having drawn with Zeta and Mladost Leškopolje, and beating Mogren 2-1. They had looked solid, but this afternoon they could not find a rhythm. The result means they remain in the bottom half, and the pressure will mount if they cannot respond.