Sartid safely through
Thursday, August 28, 2003
Article summary
FK Sartid 3-0 FK Sarajevo (Agg: 4-1) Sartid progress to the UEFA Cup for the second year running.
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In control
Marko Pantelic, Milorad Zecevic and Vladimir Mudrinic scored the goals for Sartid, who controlled the game from the start against a Sarajevo side who sat back as if aiming to play on the counterattack.
Early chances
Sartid missed early chances. In the sixth minute, Zecevic met a cross from Dragan Paunovic but shot straight at Sarajevo goalkeeper Muhamed Aalaim. A minute later Pantelic broke forward but failed to trouble Alaim from the edge of the box. The same player drew a fine save from Alaim, diving low to his left, on 16 minutes.
Avdic hits crossbar
The only real opening Sarajevo created came in the 18th minute when Mirzet Alagic played in Alend Avdic from the right and his shot from seven metres hit the crossbar.
Pantelic penalty
Pantelic broke the deadlock from the penalty spot shortly after the half-hour after Nenad Mirosavljevic had been upended in the area by Sarajevo's Muhidin Zukic.
Alic sent off
In the 65th minute Milorad Zecevic broke down a visitors' attack, played a one-two with Mirosavljevic and then shot under the goalkeeper from 16 metres. Vladimir Mudrinic made it three a minute from time from a free-kick after a foul on Dejan Zivkovic, which earned Sarajevo's Almin Alic a red card.