MARKOVAC, Serbia (Interstat) — Napredak scored in each half and defeated Bor 1919 2-0 on Monday at Igralište OFK Napredak Markovac. Filip Stuparevic opened the scoring in the 39th minute, and Danilo Miladinovic added the second in the 66th. Bor 1919 did not score. Napredak improved to 3-1-3 in the competition and 3-2-3 across all competitions. Bor 1919 fell to 0-6 in the competition and 0-6 across all competitions.

Miladinovic had one goal in 83 minutes for Napredak. Stuparevic had one goal and a yellow card in 84 minutes. Stuparevic’s 39th-minute goal gave Napredak a halftime lead, and Miladinovic’s 66th-minute goal doubled the advantage. The two scoring plays defined the match, with Napredak producing the only goals and Bor 1919 unable to respond after falling behind. Napredak’s lead held through the second half as the home side kept the visitors off the scoreboard.

The yellow cards began in the 14th minute when Bor 1919’s Dubackic D. was booked. Ikenna C. of Bor 1919 received a yellow card in the 59th. Napredak’s Krstic F. was booked in the 70th, and Stuparevic received a yellow card in the 75th. The cards were part of a match that also included a series of second-half substitutions.

Bor 1919 made substitutions involving Marinkovic N. and Zdravkovic D. in the 46th minute, and Napredak made a substitution involving Mitrovic M. at the same point. Bor 1919 later made substitutions involving Pavlov E. and Stojanovic S. in the 70th and Milicevic D. in the 78th. Napredak made substitutions involving Bogdanovic P. in the 76th, Miladinovic in the 83rd, Stuparevic in the 84th and Milosevic S. in the 88th. The changes did not alter the score.

Napredak entered the match after consecutive 2-0 losses, having been shut out by Graficar Beograd and Macva. Before that, Napredak had drawn 0-0 with Borac 1926, beaten Dubocica 1-0, drawn 0-0 with Proleter 023, beaten Loznica 3-0 and drawn 0-0 with Vozdovac. Bor 1919’s previous results this season included a 1-0 loss to Sp. Subotica, a 2-0 loss to Jedinstvo U., a 3-0 loss to Javor, a 4-1 loss to TSC and a 2-0 loss to Teleoptik. The visitors remained without a win.

Napredak controlled the scoreboard from Stuparevic’s opener. The 66th-minute goal by Miladinovic gave the hosts more room, and Bor 1919’s response came through substitutions and a pair of yellow cards as it tried to disrupt Napredak’s rhythm. Napredak’s defense held for the shutout, and Bor 1919 could not produce a goal despite the second-half changes.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a 2-0 Napredak victory, and the ELO system gave Napredak a 74.3 percent probability to win. Napredak was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.5.