BAR, Montenegro (Interstat) — Abderahmane Soussi scored twice and Mornar Bar pulled away in the second half for a 4-1 victory over Mladost DG on Thursday in a league match. Mornar Bar improved to two wins, no losses and one draw in the competition and four wins, no losses and one draw across all competitions. Mladost DG dropped to zero wins, one loss and two draws in the competition and one win, two losses and two draws overall. Mornar Bar had beaten Mladost DG 5-1 in their previous meeting and remained unbeaten in all competitions.

D. Skrijelj gave Mornar Bar the lead in the 10th minute. Mladost DG answered in the 35th minute when Jagos Roganovic scored. The teams went to halftime level at 1-1. S. Radinovic was booked for Mladost DG in the third minute, and Soussi was booked for Mornar Bar in the 23rd. Mornar Bar had the better of the early exchanges after Skrijelj’s opener, but Mladost DG stayed in the match through Roganovic’s equalizer before the break. The yellow card to Soussi was the only booking for Mornar Bar, while Radinovic’s caution was the only booking for Mladost DG. Mladost DG’s equalizer came 25 minutes after Skrijelj’s opener.

Mornar Bar took control after the break. Soussi scored in the 49th minute to restore the home side’s lead. Balsa Dubljevic made it 3-1 in the 57th. Soussi added his second goal in the 66th, finishing a stretch of three unanswered Mornar Bar goals in the second half. Soussi played the full match and finished with two goals and a yellow card. Skrijelj played 76 minutes and scored once. Dubljevic played 73 minutes and scored once. Roganovic played 69 minutes and scored Mladost DG’s lone goal. Mornar Bar outscored Mladost DG 3-0 after halftime. Mornar Bar’s four goals came from Skrijelj, Dubljevic and Soussi, who scored twice.

Both teams made changes after halftime. Mladost DG made a substitution at the 46th minute and another at the 58th. Mornar Bar made a substitution at the 46th and two at the 64th. Mladost DG made three substitutions in the 69th minute, including removing Roganovic. Mornar Bar removed Dubljevic in the 73rd and Skrijelj in the 76th. Mornar Bar protected its lead through the closing stages and finished with four goals from its attacking play. Mladost DG could not find a second goal after Roganovic’s first-half strike. Mornar Bar made five substitutions in all, while Mladost DG made five.

Entering the match, Mornar Bar had won 2-1 at Arsenal Tivat, won 3-0 at Otrant and drawn 3-3 with Jezero. Mladost DG had drawn 0-0 with Jezero, beaten Iskra 4-0, drawn 2-2 at Otrant and lost 5-1 to Mornar Bar. The latest result extended Mornar Bar’s unbeaten run and left Mladost DG still seeking its first competition win of the season. Mornar Bar’s competition record now includes two wins and one draw. Mladost DG’s competition record includes one loss and two draws. Across all competitions, Mornar Bar has four wins and one draw, while Mladost DG has one win, two losses and two draws. The match produced two yellow cards, both in the first half. Mornar Bar has not lost in five matches across all competitions. Mornar Bar’s win was its fourth across all competitions.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Mornar Bar 2, Mladost DG 2. Its ELO system had projected Mornar Bar with an 81.8 percent probability to win. Mornar Bar was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 2.5.