Dieng hat trick powers Crvena zvezda past Macva

SABAC, Serbia (Interstat) — Bamba Cheikh Dieng Dieng scored a hat trick as Crvena zvezda beat Macva 4-2 on Saturday. Dieng struck in the 16th and 29th minutes, then completed his hat trick in the 84th after Macva had rallied from two goals down. Igor Ristivojevic scored in the 31st and Milan Vidakov equalized in the 55th for Macva. Timi Elsnik sealed the win in the 86th with a goal and an assist, while Vasilije Kostov and Kim Ye-geon also assisted for Crvena zvezda. Danilo Knezevic assisted Vidakov’s goal. Macva’s Lainovic and Djordjic received yellow cards. Crvena zvezda improved to 13 wins, no losses and one draw in the competition and 14 wins, one loss and two draws across all competitions. Macva fell to two wins, eight losses and four draws in the competition and three wins, eight losses and four draws overall. The result kept Crvena zvezda unbeaten in the competition.