IMT beat Partizan 2-1 with a stoppage-time winner in Humska

IMT beat Partizan 2-1 in Humska after playing most of the match with ten men. Alen Lebi scored the winning goal during second-half added time.

Strahinja Zeković received a red card after fourteen minutes. IMT survived the long numerical disadvantage, moved ahead after halftime and recovered again after Partizan equalised.

The early red card changed every remaining phase

Zeković's dismissal forced IMT to reorganise before either team had established control. The visitors removed space in central areas and defended with a narrower shape.

Partizan held more possession after the red card. The home side moved the ball around the penalty area but struggled to create clean finishing angles.

IMT continued looking for direct attacks when possession changed. Dušan Žagar became the main link between the defensive block and the forward line.

The visitors reached halftime without conceding. That score protected their chance of taking something from a match that had become unusually demanding.

Partizan returned with the same numerical advantage and greater territorial control. IMT still avoided dropping every player onto its own goal line.

That decision allowed Žagar to remain available for the first major attack after the interval. The midfielder used the chance in the fifty-second minute.

Žagar gave ten-man IMT an unexpected lead

Žagar completed a fast move and placed IMT ahead. His finish rewarded the visitors for retaining an attacking route after the dismissal.

Partizan then increased pressure and introduced fresh players. The home side sent more crosses into the area and searched for second balls.

IMT goalkeeper and defenders handled several difficult moments. Their clearances often moved play away from the centre instead of returning possession immediately.

Partizan players pose together before a league match.

The lead survived until the final minutes. Partizan received a free kick in a dangerous position and finally found the equaliser.

Stefan Vukotić scored directly from the set piece in the eighty-ninth minute. The goal appeared to rescue a point for Partizan after a frustrating evening.

IMT did not accept the draw as the final outcome. The visitors pushed forward again when another opportunity appeared during added time.

Alen Lebi entered the decisive attack in the second minute of added time. He kept his finish controlled while Partizan's defence was still reorganising.

The ball reached the net and returned IMT to the lead. Little time remained for another home response after the restart.

Lebi's goal completed an unusual sequence. IMT had conceded late, yet answered before the match could settle into a draw.

Partizan lost its defensive balance after the equaliser. The home side sent more players forward while searching for a goal.

IMT used the remaining space with one accurate attack. The winning finish came from a player ready to continue the counter rather than protect the point.

The final whistle confirmed a 2-1 away victory. IMT had scored twice after losing a player during the opening quarter hour.

The victory extended IMT's perfect league start

Zoran Popović's team recorded a third victory from three league rounds. That sequence moved IMT to first place in the early table.

The standings remain young, but the points are already complete. IMT earned them against Partizan under the hardest conditions of its opening schedule.

Žagar supplied the first goal and Lebi supplied the last. The defensive group connected those moments through more than seventy-five minutes with ten players.

Partizan created pressure but converted only one set piece. Vukotić's late free kick was accurate, yet it did not become the final goal.

The result gives IMT a clear record rather than only praise for resistance. Three wins now support the club's place at the top.

Humska witnessed a full competitive reversal. Partizan had the extra player, equalised late and still finished without a point.

The match contained three separate changes of momentum

The dismissal gave Partizan an early numerical advantage, but no immediate lead. IMT reached halftime with the score still level.

Žagar then changed the match with the first goal after the break. His finish rewarded a direct attack from a team playing with ten men.

Partizan needed until the eighty-ninth minute to equalise. Vukotić's free kick appeared to have secured one point for the home side.

The final change came during added time. Lebi moved into the available space and restored IMT's advantage before Partizan could reorganise.

IMT scored twice after the red card. The team also answered immediately after conceding its only goal.

Partizan held more possession for most of the match. That control did not prevent two decisive breaks from reaching its penalty area.

The final result gave IMT nine points from three league games. It also left Partizan without a point from a match played mainly against ten opponents.