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Topola
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Svetomir Zlatković got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Sima Lisulović got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 6th minute, Svetomir Zlatković ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dragoje Gunj was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 11 minutes into the match, Topola's goal looked a bit too open when Mirko Aksić came free, but Dragoje Gunj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matija Ljubenović made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Mihailo Župljanin sent off a good shot on target. Dragoje Gunj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svetomir Zlatković, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Preševo's goalkeeper Matija Ljubenović had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mihailo Župljanin. Sima Lisulović kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the game, Mirko Aksić cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Dragoje Gunj was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 25th minute, Svetomir Zlatković got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 27 minutes into the match, Preševo's goal looked a bit too open when Mihailo Župljanin came free, but Matija Ljubenović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute Živadin Jočić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matija Ljubenović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Preševo's goal looked a bit too open when Sima Lisulović came free, but Matija Ljubenović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Krsman Mijić charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Krsman Mijić the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Topola's Krsman Mijić got a free kick in the 34th minute. Topola's Dragoje Gunj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mirko Aksić in the 35th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Dušan Brajić had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dragoje Gunj. Topola's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dušan Brajić was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After 41 minutes, Svetomir Zlatković mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Preševo and the Topola players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 41st minute, Svetomir Zlatković hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Preševo's Matija Ljubenović proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Preševo from getting a goal against them. Matija Ljubenović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sima Lisulović in the 44th minute of play. Dragoje Gunj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dušan Brajić, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. A collision led to Preševo getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Svetomir Zlatković hit a great ball. After the first half Preševo were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sima Lisulović to strike the kick off in the second half. Uroš Ognjanović kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute Dušan Brajić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dragoje Gunj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Sima Lisulović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sima Lisulović struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Matija Ljubenović didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Topola. After having played for 75 minutes, Veljko Vilotić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Preševo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Veljko Vilotić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sima Lisulović in the 78th minute of play forced Preševo's goalkeeper Matija Ljubenović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matija Ljubenović came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Topola's Sima Lisulović. But to his dismay, Sima Lisulović quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. After 89 minutes, Veroljub Vukčević mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Preševo and the Topola players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 89th minute, Veroljub Vukčević hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st match minute, Preševo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Svetomir Zlatković to maneuver through the defense. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Preševo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.