FK Partizan’s first-half flurry shatters Ħamrun Spartans' dream

FK PARTIZAN     4

Ricardo 15; Urosevic 25

Diabate 33; Andrade 78

ĦAMRUN SPARTANS     1

Guillaumier

FK Partizan

A. Popovic, S. Markovic, I. Vujacic, S. Sanicanin, S. Urosevic, L. Fejsa, P. Andrade (81 N. Jovic), F. Diabate, M. Zivkovic, Q. Menig (58 K. Belig), Ricardo.

H. Bonello, O.Bjelicic, S. Borg, R. Camenzuli, J. Corbalan (78 M. Sowe), E. Marcelina, R. Prsa, M. Guillaumier, Eder (72 L. Montebello), Jonny (72 Dodo), I. Nedeljkovic (46 E. Mashike).

Referee Filip Glova (Slovakia).

Yellow cards Zivkovic, Belic, Borg.

Three goals in the first half put FK Partizan in charge of their UEFA Conference League tie against Ħamrun Spartans at the Serbian capital on Thursday night.

It was always going to be a tall order for the Maltese outfit against Serbia’s most successful football club even though FK Partizan are passing through a difficult spell in their domestic season.

Although the final scoreline might suggest that the Serbia enjoyed a field day, in reality the Spartans did put on a very commendable showing as they enjoyed long spells of possession and created several scoring opportunities.

However, FK Partizan’s efficiency in front of goal turned out to...