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Banjani
Spectators: 7975 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1815, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stefan Kovrlija took the kick off in the first half of the match. Banjani's Milan Pustinjaković played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Kovrlija in the 2nd minute of play. After 6 played minutes Banjani got a freekick which was hit by Vladimir Mirković. In the 7th minute, Dejan Sredojević sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Banjani's Milan Pustinjaković didn't even have to move. Zdravko Bilbija succeeded in the game's 9th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Ognjen Janković managed to get in a good position for a shot. Banjani's supporters rose to their feet, but Ognjen Janković was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dragan Dečević breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 15 minutes into the match, Crna Trava's goalkeeper Dragan Dečević had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sima Kontić. After 16 minutes of play, Crna Trava's Zdravko Bilbija made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Milan Pustinjaković was left in no man's land by his defense there! Milan Pustinjaković showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dejan Sredojević in the 18th minute of the match. The supporters of Banjani booed when Crna Trava was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vojko Paljić didn't get a good kick on the ball. Banjani's Milan Pustinjaković played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Kovrlija in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute Stefan Kovrlija shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Milan Pustinjaković saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Kovrlija in the 32nd minute of play forced Banjani's goalkeeper Milan Pustinjaković to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the game, Banjani's Ognjen Janković nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dragan Dečević made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. 38 minutes into the match, Crna Trava's goalkeeper Dragan Dečević had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ognjen Janković. Milan Pustinjaković came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Crna Trava's Dejan Sredojević. But to his dismay, Dejan Sredojević quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. After 46 minutes, Radislav Pešović mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Banjani and the Crna Trava players grew even worse after the yellow card. Radislav Pešović kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Kovrlija in the 49th minute of play forced Banjani's goalkeeper Milan Pustinjaković to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gruja Baša to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 53 minutes, Ognjen Janković managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Banjani's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ognjen Janković was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Gruja Baša had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dragan Dečević made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gruja Baša in the 61st minute of play. After 65 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Banjani! Dragan Dečević took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gruja Baša, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dragan Dečević showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gruja Baša in the 72nd minute of the match. 75 minutes into the game, Crna Trava's Zdravko Bilbija nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Milan Pustinjaković made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. In the 78th match minute, Banjani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radislav Pešović to maneuver through the defense. Dejan Sredojević was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 81st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 87 minutes into the match, Banjani's goal looked a bit too open when Stefan Kovrlija came free, but Milan Pustinjaković reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stefan Kovrlija received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 100th minute. Milan Pustinjaković tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Crna Trava players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.