PETROVAC, Montenegro (Interstat) — Otrant scored three times and held off Petrovac for a 3-2 victory Monday in a competition match. Petrovac opened the scoring in the 10th minute when Trimror Selimi found the net. Otrant answered in the 32nd minute and scored again in the 36th to take a 2-1 lead into halftime. Otrant added its third goal in the 68th minute. Petrovac cut the deficit in the 72nd minute when Vuk Strikovic scored in a one-minute appearance. Selimi, who remained on the field for all 90 minutes, finished with one goal. Strikovic finished with one goal in one minute. Otrant’s goals came in the 32nd, 36th and 68th minutes. Petrovac’s goals came in the 10th and 72nd. The teams combined for five goals.

Otrant received a yellow card in the 18th minute. Petrovac was shown yellow cards in the 61st and 65th minutes. Otrant received another yellow card in the 75th minute, and Petrovac was shown a red card in the 75th. Petrovac also received a yellow card in the first minute of stoppage time. The red card left Petrovac a player short for the closing stages after it had pulled within one goal. Otrant managed the final stretch and protected its lead. The disciplinary sequence included five yellow cards and one red card. Otrant’s yellow cards came in the 18th and 75th minutes. Petrovac’s yellow cards came in the 61st, 65th and first minute of stoppage time, with its red card in the 75th.

Selimi’s goal was the first of the match and gave Petrovac an early lead. He was on the field for the full 90 minutes and finished with one goal. Strikovic entered and scored in the 72nd minute, recording one goal in one minute of playing time. Otrant scored three straight goals after Selimi’s opener. Otrant’s goals in the 32nd and 36th minutes turned a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 halftime lead. The 68th-minute goal gave Otrant a two-goal cushion before Strikovic’s late response. Petrovac pressed after the goal but could not find an equalizer. Otrant held on for the win.

The result moved Otrant to 1-0-1 in the competition and 1-2-1 across all competitions. Petrovac is now 0-1-1 in the competition and 1-1-1 across all competitions. Otrant had lost to Mornar Bar, drawn with Mladost DG and lost at Dinamo City earlier this season. Petrovac had beaten Kom Podgorica and drawn at Bokelj. Otrant’s competition record now includes one win and one draw. Petrovac’s competition record now includes one loss and one draw. Otrant’s overall record includes one win, two losses and one draw. Petrovac’s overall record includes one win, one loss and one draw.

The match featured goals from Selimi and Strikovic for Petrovac, while Otrant scored in the 32nd, 36th and 68th minutes. Petrovac received the only red card of the match in the 75th minute. Otrant received yellow cards in the 18th and 75th minutes. Petrovac received yellow cards in the 61st, 65th and first minute of stoppage time. The teams played through the closing minutes after the sending-off. Otrant protected its one-goal advantage after Petrovac scored in the 72nd minute. The final minutes included a Petrovac yellow card in stoppage time. Otrant finished with three goals, while Petrovac finished with two.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Petrovac 1, Otrant 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Otrant with a 54.3 percent probability to win. Petrovac had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 2.5.