FK Crvena Zvezda – IC d'Escaldes match report
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IC d'Escaldes let a lead slip and lost 2-1 to FK Crvena Zvezda at Rajko Mitic Stadium. The top ScoreMondo rating of the match went to FK Crvena Zvezda's Rade Krunic: 7.3. Thursday 5 November, Rajko Mitic Stadium (Belgrade): FK Crvena Zvezda against IC d'Escaldes on matchday 3, kick-off 17:45.
How the match unfolded
FK Crvena Zvezda had a goal ruled out in the 33rd minute after a VAR review. FK Crvena Zvezda were a man down from the 35th minute, when Aleksandar Katai was sent off. It was FK Crvena Zvezda 0-0 IC d'Escaldes at half-time.
Domi Berlanga saw a second yellow and then red in the 51st minute, leaving IC d'Escaldes short-handed. IC d'Escaldes took the lead on 62 minutes thanks to Borja Arellano Monedero, set up by Maurizio Pochettino. FK Crvena Zvezda drew level at 1-1 on 80 minutes thanks to Vladimir Lucic, set up by Rade Krunic. The officials disallowed a FK Crvena Zvezda goal on 81 minutes. Late on, in the 90th minute, FK Crvena Zvezda completed the turnaround at 2-1 through an own goal from Javier Díaz.
The statistics
FK Crvena Zvezda won 6 corners, IC d'Escaldes 3. The referee showed 6 yellow cards, 2 to FK Crvena Zvezda and 4 to IC d'Escaldes, and 2 reds. 9 saves came from the IC d'Escaldes goalkeeper. FK Crvena Zvezda produced 190 dangerous attacks to IC d'Escaldes' 66. Fouls: 12 by FK Crvena Zvezda, 15 by IC d'Escaldes; offsides 2-1.
Booked for FK Crvena Zvezda: Milos Veljkovic (72') and Matej Gashtarov (90'). IC d'Escaldes' yellow cards went to Domi Berlanga in the 43rd minute, Álex Sánchez in the 48th minute, Jilmar Torres in the 89th minute and Juan Cámara in the 91st minute.
Ratings and substitutions
Behind him, Vladimir Lucic at 7.4, Borja Arellano Monedero at 6.9 and Bamba Dieng at 6.5 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. FK Crvena Zvezda made 5 changes: Bamba Dieng for Kim Ye-Geon (45'), Osman Bukari for Tomás Händel (45'), Derrick Luckassen for Loizos Loizou (45') and Mirko Ivanic for Vasilije Kostov (68'). From the IC d'Escaldes bench came Borja Arellano Monedero on 58 minutes, Mamadou Diaby on 72 minutes, Juan Cámara on 81 minutes and Robin Lafarge on 81 minutes.
How they came into it
The table had FK Crvena Zvezda 22nd (1 point) and IC d'Escaldes 35th (0 points) going into the game. Before kick-off, FK Crvena Zvezda's last 5 matches had brought 4 wins and 1 draw. Last time out, FK Crvena Zvezda beat FK Macva Sabac 4-2 away. IC d'Escaldes came into the match with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches — 3 without a win. IC d'Escaldes were held 0-0 by Penya Encarnada in their latest outing. Referee H. Nalbandyan showed 6 yellow cards and 2 reds; the average in our records is 4.2 yellows per game over 5 matches.
What the result means
The result lifts FK Crvena Zvezda to 15th with 4 points, up from 22nd. IC d'Escaldes stay 35th on 0 points. FK Crvena Zvezda have now won 4 in a row. IC d'Escaldes have now gone 4 matches without a win.
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