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Match Report
Jablanica
Spectators: 8344 (Terracing: 6385,
Seating: 1958, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nikola Bunjevčević started the match with the kick off. Milun Kisić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Ivo Stevanović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Miodrag Bliznaković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivo Stevanović was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pantelija Cukić showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 15 minute of play. The supporters of Jablanica booed when Novi Sad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dragutin Vuković didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Gojko Pustinjaković managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jablanica's supporters rose to their feet, but Gojko Pustinjaković was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivo Stevanović breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Novi Sad defense, Pantelija Cukić kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivo Stevanović. The Novi Sad fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivo Stevanović should have stopped the shot. Jablanica's Gojko Pustinjaković got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Milun Kisić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Ivo Stevanović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Novi Sad's zone, Miodrag Bliznaković stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivo Stevanović came out of the goal and Miodrag Bliznaković tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ivo Stevanović made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Pantelija Cukić sent off a good shot on target. After 43 minutes, Miodrag Bliznaković made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Novi Sad's Ivo Stevanović tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Miodrag Bliznaković was the one to do the kick off. Gojko Pustinjaković fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo Stevanović having to interfere. After some careless play in the Novi Sad defense, Gojko Pustinjaković kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivo Stevanović. The Novi Sad fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivo Stevanović should have stopped the shot. Jablanica's Miodrag Bliznaković got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 64 minutes into the match, Novi Sad's goal looked a bit too open when Gojko Pustinjaković came free, but Ivo Stevanović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivo Stevanović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gojko Pustinjaković in the 66th minute of the match. When Milun Kisić came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Jablanica fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Milun Kisić couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Novi Sad defense, Miodrag Bliznaković kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivo Stevanović. The Novi Sad fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivo Stevanović should have stopped the shot. In the 88th minute, Gojko Pustinjaković made a precise shot to the right of Ivo Stevanović. Novi Sad's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. There was no doubt that Jablanica were the better team. Jablanica's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.
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