Yugoslavia round-up: Djuraskovic hits six
Wednesday, June 5, 2002
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Zoran Djuraskovic scored all of FK Mladost Lucani's goals in their 6-1 win over FK Zvezdara tonight.
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Zoran Djuraskovic produced an incredible performance for FK Mladost Lucani tonight, claiming all six of his side's goals as they beat FK Zvezdara 6-1.
Goals galore
Indeed, the penultimate round of the Yugoslavian championship was something of a goal-fest, with Nemanja Corovic hitting a hat-trick as FK Cukaricki defeated FK Mladost Apatin 6-0 and FK Crvena Zvezda going down 4-2 at FK Zeleznik.
Milovanovic opener
The domestic cup winners FK Zeleznik went ahead through Dejan Milovanovic on 23 minutes, Dejan Radjenovic equalised 13 minutes later, but Dragan Bogavac put Crvena Zvezda in front again early in the second half. Zeleznik, however, were not beaten, and finished with a flourish. Bulgarian Mirko Sopov, Aleksandar Stajkovac and Perica Vujacic all scoring to complete the victory.
Partizan celebrate
FK Partizan celebrated their title success with a 2-1 win over FK Obilic.The champions wasted a host of chances before going ahead from the spot on 65 minutes through Milan Stojanoski.
Bojan Filipovic equalised with another penalty after his free-kick was adjudged to have been deliberately handled by a Partizan defender. As fans gathered round the edge of the pitch to celebrate the title success, Damir Cakar put a perfect cap on the day with a winning goal.
Spoils shared
FK Zemun and FK Vojvodina shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw, while returning Brazilian Dejan Osmanovic scored the opening goal for FK Hajduk Kula in a 3-2 win over OFK Beograd.
Four sides promoted
Meanwhile, the final round in Yugoslavia's second division saw four sides promoted to the Prva Savezna Liga for next season. FK Radnicki Niš are the most famous of the promoted sides, having only been relegated last season. FK Radnicki Obrenovac are promoted after only two seasons in the second division, while FK Javor Ivanjica return to the top flight after eight years out.
Small-town side promoted
FK Mogren have achieved their greatest success ever by joining the top division. Mogren is a small town in Montenegro and the squad is mainly comprised of promising youngsters.