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Topola
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Veljko Majstorac took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th match minute, Novi Pazar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nenad Nikolovski to maneuver through the defense. After 5 played minutes Topola got a freekick which was hit by Živadin Jočić. Veljko Majstorac recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veljko Majstorac in the 14th minute of play forced Topola's goalkeeper Dragoje Gunj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sima Lisulović in the 16th minute of play forced Novi Pazar's goalkeeper Rajko Šurbatović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mihailo Župljanin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Rajko Šurbatović made a huge save. In the 18th match minute, Novi Pazar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Puriša Nogo to maneuver through the defense. Dragoje Gunj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dragan Križmanić, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Dragan Križmanić took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dragoje Gunj. Dragoje Gunj dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, Topola's Konstantin Vukotić got a free kick in the 29th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Topola's goal looked a bit too open when Radmilo Gostimirović came free, but Dragoje Gunj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Topola booed when Novi Pazar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Puriša Nogo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Topola's zone, Veljko Majstorac stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dragoje Gunj came out of the goal and Veljko Majstorac tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 41st minute, Veljko Majstorac 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 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sima Lisulović to make the kick off. Rajko Šurbatović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sima Lisulović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rajko Šurbatović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sima Lisulović in the 61st 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 Mihailo Župljanin in the 62nd minute of play. Rajko Šurbatović stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mihailo Župljanin's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. After a rather tough play, Topola's Konstantin Vukotić got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Veljko Majstorac succeeded in the game's 75th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sima Lisulović in the 80th minute of play forced Novi Pazar's goalkeeper Rajko Šurbatović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 81 played minutes Novi Pazar got a freekick which was hit by Nenad Nikolovski. In the 82nd minute, Konstantin Vukotić sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Novi Pazar's Rajko Šurbatović didn't even have to move. Novi Pazar's Rajko Šurbatović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Živadin Jočić in the 85th minute of play. When Nenad Nikolovski fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Novi Pazar's protests and gave Nenad Nikolovski a yellow card for diving instead. Nenad Nikolovski kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Živadin Jočić left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Topola fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Novi Pazar had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.