Leicester had not conceded a goal in open play in five
premier league games this season but found themselves behind
after 47 seconds when Milenko Acimovic's 30-metre shot dipped
over Leicester keeper Tim Flowers.
The 21-times Yugoslav champions, who lost on away goals to
Dynamo Kiev in the final qualifying round of the Champions
League, were always dangerous on the break and should have
increased their lead in the 39th minute. But Goran Drulic's
rising shot deflected off Flowers and over the bar.
Leicester quickly capitalised on their good fortune by
drawing level four minutes later. Northern Ireland international
defender Gerry Taggart was left unchallenged to head high into
the net from Neil Lennon's free-kick.
Red Star had defender Stevo Glogovac sent off in the 76th
minute for a second yellow card. And they were indebted to
goalkeeper Aleksandar Kocic for denying Leicester a 78th-minute
winner with a save from substitute Stan Collymore.
PARTIZAN Belgrade (Yugoslavia) - PORTO (Portugal) 1-1
Brazilian striker Jesus
Renivaldo snatched an 89th minute equaliser to give Porto a 1-1
draw against Partizan Belgrade in their UEFA Cup first-round
first-leg match on Thursday.
Partizan had dominated from the start and took a deserved
24th minute lead through Ljubisa Rankovic, who turned in a low
cross by Milivoje Cirkovic.
Ivica Iliev could have added a second for the home side
midway through the second half but saw his shot from outside the
box bounce off the crossbar.
Partizan kept coming forward but Renivaldo silenced the
passionate home crowd when he scrambled the ball over the line
from close range against the run of play.
NAPREDAK Krusevac (Yugoslavia) - OFI Crete (Greece) 0-0
Yugoslav outfit FK Napredak failed to overcome the absence
of key striker Dejan Belic - out through illness - in a
disappointing goalless UEFA Cup First Round, first-leg draw
with OFI Crete at the Mladost Stadium in Krusevac.
OFI fail to make domination pay
OFI took advantage of Belic's absence with a high
fever to dominate the match and create a number
of goalscoring chances without grabbing the vital
away goal which would have made their task in the
second leg much easier.
Wonderful goalkeeping performance
Napredak were saved from defeat by their
21-year-old goalkeeper Jugoslav Lazic, who defied
the OFI strikers time and again with a tremendous
display of skill and bravery.
