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Male Pijace
Spectators: 6794 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Slaviša Đalov took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Novi Beograd's Veselin Kolundžija in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Male Pijace FK's goalie prevented a goal. Stevan Anđić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Slaviša Đalov in the 5th minute of play. Veselin Kolundžija fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stevan Anđić having to interfere. Slaviša Đalov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Veselin Kolundžija struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Stevan Anđić didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Novi Beograd. The audience was convinced that Slaviša Đalov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stevan Anđić was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Slaviša Đalov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Stevan Anđić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Veselin Kolundžija made a precise shot to the right of Stevan Anđić. Male Pijace FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. When Isidor Tripković came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Male Pijace FK 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 Isidor Tripković couldn't finish the play. If Isidor Tripković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Novi Beograd's Živko Vasić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jovica Nosović in the 41st minute of play. Isidor Tripković received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Živko Vasić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Novi Beograd's Živko Vasić got control of the ball when Isidor Tripković tried to sneak it across the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Novi Beograd's goal looked a bit too open when Jovica Nosović came free, but Živko Vasić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Živko Vasić stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jovica Nosović's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Stevan Anđić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Veselin Kolundžija in the 66th minute. Slaviša Đalov might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stevan Anđić. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Slaviša Đalov ran back to his position shaking his head. Živko Vasić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jovica Nosović, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Isidor Tripković struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Živko Vasić didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Male Pijace FK. Male Pijace FK's Isidor Tripković got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jovica Nosović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Živko Vasić having to interfere. If Veselin Kolundžija had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Slaviša Đalov took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Stevan Anđić to make any attempt to save it. Slaviša Đalov struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Stevan Anđić didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Novi Beograd. After a rather tough play, Male Pijace FK's Filip Marilović got a free kick in the 89th minute. Novi Beograd's Jelenko Šekularac couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 90th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Male Pijace FK. Jovica Nosović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Živko Vasić having to interfere. In the 98th minute, Jovica Nosović 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. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Novi Beograd had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.