Growing up in the senior game is never going to be a straightforward walk in the park. Nairobi-born midfielder Richard Odada and his Metalac team were given a stark footballing lesson on Sunday night as they succumbed to a 4-1 home defeat against a well-organized TSC side.Our man got the nod in Metalac’s second Serbian Superliga match in a row. Despite taking the early lead, it ended in misery for the club from Gornji Milanovac. The team from central Serbia took the lead early on but it was all downhill for them. View this post on Instagram A post shared by FK Metalac – Gornji Milanovac (@fkmetalacrs) Managed by two young coaches in Zarko Lazetic and Mladen Krstajic, Metalac and TSC gave the neutrals an entertaining match on a hot night at Stadion Metalac. TSC, a highly ambitious club from the far north of the country, gave a good account of themselves as they aim to qualify for European completion again. Their coach Krstajic, who took charge of the Serbian national team in the 2018 World Cup, set up his team to exploit any space allowed and his team was lethal.Odada, playing in midfield, had a night to forget as TSC scored four in a row to put the game beyond doubt. Although late pressure from the home team yielded another goal and reduced the deficit, it was too little too late.SERBIAN SUPERLIGA – Round 2FridayRadnicki 1923 – Spartak 3-2 (2-1)/Trifunovic 5, 19, Brankovic 60 – Milosevic 22, Tufegdzic 52/Vozdovac – Proleter Novi Sad 2-1 (1-0)/Milosavljevic 23, 50 – Kaludjerovic 49/SaturdayRadnicki Nis – Napredak 4-2 (1-2)/Mitrovic 13, Vujadinovic 56, Skrbic 62, Kasalica 76 – Kocic 2, Marjanovic 32 pen/Crvena zvezda – Mladost 1-0 (1-0)/Ivanic 45/SundayMetalac – TSC Backa Topola 2-4 (1-2)/Cvetkovic 13, Stojic 89 – Tomanovic 17, Banjac 19, Zec 51, 53/22.00: Vojvodina – PartizanMonday19.00: Kolubara – Radnik Surdulica PostponedNovi Pazar – Cukaricki
