League Play-Off

Crna Trava Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vukan Kragović started the match with the kick off. Velimir Mrvaljević blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ratko Stoiljković having to make a save. After 7 played minutes Crna Trava FK got a freekick which was hit by Ratimir Đurković. In the 8th minute, Fedor Vujatović sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Crna Trava FK's Ðurđe Čabarkapa didn't even have to move. After some careless play in the Crna Trava FK defense, Vukan Kragović kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ðurđe Čabarkapa. The Crna Trava FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ðurđe Čabarkapa should have stopped the shot. 16 minutes into the game, Fedor Vujatović was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Žabalj's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Crna Trava FK the free kick. After some careless play in the Crna Trava FK defense, Zvonko Bjedov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ðurđe Čabarkapa. The Crna Trava FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ðurđe Čabarkapa should have stopped the shot. 25 minutes into the game, Vukan Kragović was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Žabalj's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Crna Trava FK the free kick. After 25 played minutes Žabalj got a freekick which was hit by Vukan Kragović. When Velimir Mrvaljević came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Crna Trava 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 Velimir Mrvaljević couldn't finish the play. Boban Gordić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ratko Stoiljković having to interfere. The supporters of Crna Trava FK booed when Žabalj was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jovan Draganić didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 45 minutes, Pavle Soldatović mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Žabalj and the Crna Trava FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Pavle Soldatović kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Velimir Mrvaljević recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Boban Gordić to strike the kick off in the second half. Zvonko Bjedov succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 52nd playminute. Velimir Mrvaljević struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Ratko Stoiljković didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crna Trava FK. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boban Gordić in the 58th minute of play forced Žabalj's goalkeeper Ratko Stoiljković to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Velimir Mrvaljević sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Crna Trava FK's Milutin Drašković got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Žabalj's Zvonko Bjedov got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 72nd minute of the match Fedor Vujatović shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ðurđe Čabarkapa showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Boban Gordić struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Ratko Stoiljković didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crna Trava FK. If Zvonko Bjedov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ðurđe Čabarkapa didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 83rd minute, which inside left pole to 0-4. Vukan Kragović was extremely unlucky when he, in the 87th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 89 minutes into the match, Crna Trava FK's goalkeeper Ðurđe Čabarkapa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zvonko Bjedov. In the 91st minute, one of Žabalj: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 Žabalj. After having played for 97 minutes, Zvonko Bjedov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Žabalj's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zvonko Bjedov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Žabalj were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Crna Trava FK's much stronger midfield.