Užice
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Veljko Majstorac started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radmilo Gostimirović in the 12th minute of play forced Užice's goalkeeper Nebojša Gavran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jovan Makević came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Užice 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 Jovan Makević couldn't finish the play. Rajko Šurbatović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jovan Makević, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jovan Makević in the 19th minute of play forced Novi Pazar's goalkeeper Rajko Šurbatović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rajko Šurbatović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jovan Makević, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 24 minutes into the match, Novi Pazar's goalkeeper Rajko Šurbatović had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ignjatije Ljubinković. Rajko Šurbatović made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Ignjatije Ljubinković sent off a good shot on target. After 30 minutes, Jovan Makević mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Užice and the Novi Pazar players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Užice's Jovan Makević got a free kick in the 30th minute. Užice's Nebojša Gavran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Veljko Majstorac in the 32nd minute of play. Novi Pazar's Rajko Šurbatović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jovan Makević in the 36th minute of play. After 39th play minutes Jovan Makević shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Rajko Šurbatović and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 42nd minute Lazar Počuča shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rajko Šurbatović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ignjatije Ljubinković got free with Rajko Šurbatović in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jovan Makević to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Jovan Makević made a precise shot to the right of Rajko Šurbatović. Novi Pazar's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ignjatije Ljubinković during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 54th minute, Ignjatije Ljubinković hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rajko Šurbatović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jovan Makević in the 59th minute of the match. Rajko Šurbatović came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Užice's Ignjatije Ljubinković. But to his dismay, Ignjatije Ljubinković quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Novi Pazar's Rajko Šurbatović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jovan Makević in the 64th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Lazar Počuča notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Novi Pazar's Rajko Šurbatović. Rajko Šurbatović was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Novi Pazar's Rajko Šurbatović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jovan Makević in the 71st minute of play. If Radmilo Gostimirović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute, one of Užice:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Užice. When the match had been going on for 75 minutes, Novi Pazar's Veljko Majstorac got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Nebojša Gavran. After a defensive mix-up in Užice's zone, Dragan Križmanić stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nebojša Gavran came out of the goal and Dragan Križmanić tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Veseljko Kovačević hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute Ignjatije Ljubinković shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rajko Šurbatović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rajko Šurbatović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jovan Makević in the 85th minute of play. After some careless play in the Novi Pazar defense, Lazar Počuča kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rajko Šurbatović. The Novi Pazar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rajko Šurbatović should have stopped the shot. Nebojša Gavran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dragan Križmanić in the 93rd minute of play. Radmilo Gostimirović could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 98th minute of the match, but Nebojša Gavran made a huge save. Užice's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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