sports
February 23, 2026
Famous referee expert spoke out, presented a different opinion: "Partizan was wronged, Pavle Ilić is not up to par"
The passions have not subsided after the 178th eternal derby, the subject of discussion is the penalty, or rather the goal of Andrej Kostić, after Milan Vukotić missed from the spot. That goal should have reduced Partizan's deficit to 2:1, and in the end, the team lost 3-0 to Crvena zvezda, and the next day coach Nenad Stojaković was fired.
TL;DR
- Miroslav Radoman claims Partizan was wronged in the 178th eternal derby.
- He believes a penalty missed by Partizan should have been retaken due to encroachment from both teams.
- Radoman criticizes referee Pavle Ilić for lacking courage and knowledge, suggesting VAR influenced his decisions.
- He states that Ilić is not up to the standard required for a derby match.
- Radoman also commented on the match itself, noting Crvena zvezda was better organized in the second half.
- He believes the decision to disallow Kostić's goal was a mistake.
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