IVANJICA, Serbia (Interstat) — Aleksa Radonjic and Eric Ocansey scored for Javor, while Nemanja Nikolic and Sasa Jovanovic answered for TSC as the home side and the visitors played to a 2-2 draw on Monday. Javor built an early lead but could not hold it, and TSC’s comeback was undone by a stoppage-time finish that left both teams with a share of the points. The result kept the sides level on identical season records in the competition and across all competitions.

Javor opened the scoring in the 12th minute when Radonjic found the net. Radonjic, who played 80 minutes before being substituted, gave the home side the first breakthrough and forced TSC to respond. The visitors did so seven minutes later through Jovanovic, whose 19th-minute goal leveled the match. Jovanovic played 73 minutes before he was replaced. TSC then moved in front in the 29th minute when Nikolic scored. Nikolic remained on the field for the full 90 minutes and delivered the goal that briefly put the visiting side ahead. The visitors took a 2-1 lead into halftime after a first half that produced three goals and two yellow cards, with Javor’s Mitrovic S. booked in the 31st minute and TSC’s Tegeltija D. cautioned in the 42nd.

Javor made a change at the start of the second half, bringing on Mitrovic S. in the 46th minute, and continued to push for an equalizer. Djokic N. came on in the 60th minute and Micic L. followed in the 69th. TSC made its first substitution in the 65th minute with Burmaz B., then replaced Jovanovic S. in the 73rd. Cande B. and Radonjic A. entered for Javor in the 80th minute, while TSC brought on Radin M. and Milosavic M. in the 83rd. The changes gave both sides fresh options as the match opened up in the final 20 minutes.

The match was physical at times, with five yellow cards issued. TSC’s Stojanovic A. was booked in the 51st minute, and Stancic A. followed in the 78th. Javor’s Todosijevic N. was cautioned in the 83rd. Javor’s pressure eventually told in stoppage time when Ocansey, who entered as a substitute and played 21 minutes, scored in the 90th minute plus four to pull Javor level at 2-2. The late goal capped a dramatic finish and denied TSC a road win after it had erased the early deficit and taken the lead before halftime. TSC had defended its advantage through much of the second half, but Javor’s late push produced the final breakthrough. The equalizer arrived in the fourth minute of stoppage time, giving Javor a late reward for its second-half pressure. TSC had managed its lead for long stretches after Nikolic’s goal, but it could not close out the win.

The draw left both sides with identical records in the competition, each at 9-1-7. Across all competitions, both teams are 10-1-7. Nikolic played the full 90 minutes and scored for TSC, Jovanovic played 73 minutes and scored, Radonjic played 80 minutes and scored for Javor, and Ocansey played 21 minutes and scored the equalizer. TSC entered following a road loss at Vrsac, while Javor had won at Teleoptik in its previous outing. The teams had also played to a draw in their most recent meeting earlier this season. TSC is next scheduled to host Ub, while Javor will travel to Vrsac.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Javor 2, TSC 2 before the match. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Javor with a 65.1 percent probability to win. Javor had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-0.5, and the total of four goals went under the over/under line of 2.5.