Peter Olayinka opens goal account as Crvena Zvezda beat Mladost

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigerian midfielder, Peter Olayinka opened his goal account for Crvena Zvezda as his team secured a 4-1 win over Mladost in a Serbian Super Liga Matchay three league game on Friday.

Olayinka got her campaign off to a flying start as he scored a goal and bagged an assist for his new team.

The Nigerian forward assisted Stefan Mitrovic for the opener in the fourth minute as his cross from the right wing was headed into the back of the net.

The host equalised in the 13th minute from another header from Marko Velickovic which showed that the game was pregnant with goals.

The former Slavia Prague player finally opened his goal account in the 35th minute as he was at the end of a dribble inside the box by Zambian midfielder, Kinga Kangwa to restore his side’s lead.

After the interval, Crvena Zvezda doubled their lead in the 62nd minute thanks to a goal from Ivorian forward, Jean-Philippe Krasso.

Serbian forward, Jovan Mijatovic increased the lead for the visitors in the 87th minute to end the contest.

Olayinka who stated the game was replaced by the fourth goal score for the team, Mijatovic in the 84th minute after scoring his goal of the season for Crvena Zvezda as well as his first assist for the team.

After three league games, Crvena Zvezda tops the log with a maximum of nine points, three points ahead of Cukarichi which has an outstanding game.  The team will next face Sp. Subotica on August 19.