Zvezda failed, the draw in Limassol buried the hopes of the red and white. Pafos is in the Champions League, the champion of Serbia will play in the Europa League.
The Cypriots enter the decisive match with a goal advantage, they resolved the Belgrade duel in their favor with a score of 2:1.
The stormy match on the shores of the Mediterranean was decided by JaJa with an incredible goal in the 89th minute.
He hammered the ball from the right side of the penalty area into the net of Matheus and announced a big celebration in Limassol.
To the great sadness of the people of Belgrade, whose initial deficit from the “Rajko Mitić” stadium, however, was not recoverable.
It seemed that the performance from the second half guaranteed the red and white their fifth consecutive placement in the Champions League. However, it was not so… The Cypriots managed to crown their initiative in the finish with a spectacular goal worthy of the Champions League.
Zvezda made mistakes and was weak, but still has quite tangible chances to avoid dropping into the Europa League. That is the task on the night of truth, a match that coach Vladan Milojević also characterizes as being without an alibi for his team.
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