Metalac GM took all three points against Jedinstvo Ub in the opening round of the Prva Liga, winning 1-0 on Saturday evening. A. Lazarevic's thirty-second-minute strike proved decisive, and the away side held on despite mounting pressure from the hosts. The result leaves Metalac ten places above their opponents in the table.
Lazarevic broke the deadlock early in the second half, and the home side immediately switched to a more direct approach. Three yellow cards followed within eleven minutes — Denzell, Jokic, and Acimovic — as tensions rose around the penalty area. By then the game had settled into a pattern that would define the afternoon.
Substitutions came thick and fast after the interval. Bilbija replaced someone at forty-six minutes, followed by Paunovic at fifty-seven and Bastic at sixty-five. Metalac made changes of their own, bringing on Premovic at seventy-three and Vranjes at eighty-one. The home side threw bodies forward but found little to work with.
Home statistics tell the story of a side chasing the game. Jedinstvo registered 88 attacks compared to 84 for Metalac, but possession sat at forty-five percent. They managed five shots on target against just two for the visitors, yet the conversion rate told its own tale. And here's the thing — shots on target mean nothing without a clinical finish.
Metalac's away end never stopped, but the match was decided in those opening thirty-two minutes. The visitors carried their recent form into this fixture, having drawn twice and won once in their last five outings. Jedinstvo's run of five defeats in seven games continued, though this time they at least avoided the loss.
The table now shows Metalac in tenth place with eight points from eight matches, while Jedinstvo sit fifteenth on four points after seven games. The gap between them widens slightly, and neither side holds any particular advantage going forward. A narrow win in a tight contest — nothing more, nothing less.