League

Dabravine
Spectators: 6850 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aleksej Borković took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ball Babić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tofko Zulfić in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute, Branislav Mahmutović ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nedeljko Nikić was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a rather tough play, FK Hairli Meraklije's Kahriman Svetac got a free kick in the 12th minute. Dabravine NK's Tofko Zulfić got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 17 minutes into the match, FK Hairli Meraklije's goalkeeper Ball Babić had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tofko Zulfić. The audience was convinced that Aleksej Borković's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ball Babić was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. With his leg Ball Babić managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when Dabravine NK's Tofko Zulfić fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nedeljko Nikić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Branislav Mahmutović in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute, Tofko Zulfić left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dabravine NK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Andro Bojić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ball Babić having to interfere. Branislav Mahmutović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Nedeljko Nikić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FK Hairli Meraklije's Ball Babić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksej Borković in the 43rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FK Hairli Meraklije's zone, Tofko Zulfić stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ball Babić came out of the goal and Tofko Zulfić tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Branislav Mahmutović stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, FK Hairli Meraklije's goal looked a bit too open when Tofko Zulfić came free, but Ball Babić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tofko Zulfić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Aleksej Borković sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Branislav Mahmutović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Nedeljko Nikić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Andro Bojić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of FK Hairli Meraklije booed when Dabravine NK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andro Bojić didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Efraim Pelak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 74 minutes, Aleksej Borković managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dabravine NK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aleksej Borković was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 82 minutes into the match, Aleksej Borković had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ball Babić. FK Hairli Meraklije's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aleksej Borković was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The audience was convinced that Aleksej Borković's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ball Babić was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Dabravine NK had played much better football throughout.