Novi Pazar edges Crvena Zvezda 2‑1 on late goal

BELGRADE (Interstat) — Visiting Novi Pazar defeated Crvena Zvezda 2-1 on Saturday, May 9, in a Super Liga match at Stadion Rajko Mitić.

Marko Arnautovic opened the scoring for the home side in the 53rd minute. Vieri Kotzebue equalized for Novi Pazar in the 75th minute, and Dauda Agwom netted the winner in first-half stoppage time, at 90-plus-1 minute. All three goalscorers were substitutes except Arnautovic, a forward.

Assists went to Veljko Mirosavić, Ahmed Hadzimujovic, Semir Alić, Željko Samčović, Jovan Manev and Filip Bačkulja, each recording one.

Yellow cards were issued to Bačkulja in the 23rd minute, Hadzimujovic in the 24th, Manev in the 27th, Alić in the 66th, Samčović in the 90-plus-4th and Mirosavić in the 90-plus-5th.

Crvena Zvezda’s league record stands at 25 wins, 4 losses and 6 draws; overall across all competitions it is 29-6-7. Novi Pazar improved to 14-10-9 in league play and 15-12-9 overall. The win avenged a 5-0 loss to Crvena Zvezda on Feb. 7.