5 – 0
“Cristian Chambian broke the deadlock within three minutes of kick-off, immediately killing off any hopes of a Larne comeback in the tie.”
Pivotal“Marko Arnautovic headed home from a corner to make it 2-0 on the stroke of half-time, capping a period of sustained Crvena Zvezda pressure that saw three corners in the final seven minutes of the half.”
Pivotal“Loizos Loizou struck just four minutes into the second half to make it 3-0, ending any lingering hope for Larne before they had even settled after the break.”
Pivotal“Arnautovic doubled his tally for the night with a second goal on the hour mark to make it 4-0, prompting a flurry of substitutions from both benches as the contest was long since settled.”
“Substitute Osman Bukari wrapped up the scoring with a fifth goal late on, capping an evening that ended 9-0 on aggregate and underlined the enormous gulf between the two clubs.”
Crvena Zvezda
Larne
Crvena Zvezda were utterly dominant from the first whistle, using their 77% possession to suffocate Larne and pick them apart at will across both halves. Cristian Chambian opened the scoring inside three minutes to immediately extinguish any faint hope of a Larne revival, and from that point the Serbian giants never loosened their grip. The statistics tell the full story of Larne's night: just one shot across the entire match, none on target, and nine saves by their goalkeeper — the only reason the scoreline did not reach double figures. On aggregate, a 9-0 hammering leaves no room for debate about the gulf between these two sides, and Crvena Zvezda march into the next round of Champions League qualifying with considerable momentum and confidence.
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Montel Gibson comes on for Sean Graham.
assist: Cristian Chambian
Goal! Osman Bukari scores, making it 5-0.
Mirko Ivanic comes on for Mohammed Abo Fani.
Corner awarded.
Conor McKendry comes on, replacing Dylan Sloan.
Substitution: Stankovic Nikola is off, and Seol Young-Woo is on.
Timi Max Elsnik replaces Rade Krunic.
On Nair Tiknizyan, off Matej Strika.
Osman Bukari is on, and Loizos Loizou is off.
James Simpson is substituted for Ronan Doherty.
Logan Wallace is on, and Jordan McEneff is off.
assist: Young-woo Seol
Goal! Marko Arnautovic scores, making it 4-0.
Corner awarded.
assist: Muhammed Cham
Goal! Loizos Loizou scores, making it 3-0.
On Paul ONeill，Off Kevin OHara
The first half ends with a score of 2-0.
assist: Milos Veljkovic
Goal! Marko Arnautovic scores, making it 2-0.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Goal! The score is now 2-0.
Corner awarded.
Goal! The score is now 2-0.
VAR decision: Goal disallowed for offside against Aleksandar Katai.
Goal! Aleksandar Katai scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Loizos Loizou.
assist: Milos Veljkovic
Goal! The score is now 1-0.
Kick-off! The referee is Elcin Masiyev.
Red Star Belgrade host Larne at the Rajko Mitić stadium on Wednesday holding a commanding 4-0 aggregate lead from the first leg, making this second qualifying round tie all but settled. The Serbian giants look poised to cruise into the next round, but the question is whether Larne can salvage any pride in front of what promises to be a passionate home crowd for the hosts.
