League

Penrith FC
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Stanford le's goalkeeper Simon Pejović had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Goran Mlađenović. In the 4thth minute of the game Goran Mlađenović who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stanford le's Simon Pejović was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Penrith F's Tihomir Dedić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damjan Topić in the 6th minute of play. Damjan Topić recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Nazim Barjaktarević sped through Penrith F's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tihomir Dedić. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sava Dragićević in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Simon Pejović saved Stanford le from getting behind. 27 minutes into the match, Stanford le's goal looked a bit too open when Sava Dragićević came free, but Simon Pejović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Goran Mlađenović who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 30thth minute tested the skills of Simon Pejović when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Penrith F's Tihomir Dedić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damjan Topić in the 34th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Stanford le's zone, Sava Dragićević stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simon Pejović came out of the goal and Sava Dragićević 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, Stojadin Marotić 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. Tihomir Dedić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vojislav Dedaj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vojislav Dedaj's late challenge caught a Penrith F's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vojislav Dedaj helped the player get up and apologised. After 47 played minutes Stanford le got a freekick which was hit by Vojislav Dedaj. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Goran Mlađenović was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Stanford le's goal looked a bit too open when Sava Dragićević came free, but Simon Pejović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute, Damjan Topić made a precise shot to the right of Tihomir Dedić. Penrith F's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Nazim Barjaktarević received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Tihomir Dedić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Simon Pejović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Goran Mlađenović, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 64 minutes into the match, Goran Mlađenović had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Simon Pejović. Stanford le's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Goran Mlađenović was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Dragoljub Kekić charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dragoljub Kekić the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 67th match minute, Stanford le was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dragoljub Kekić to maneuver through the defense. Penrith F's Sava Dragićević got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 71 minutes into the match, Stanford le's goal looked a bit too open when Sava Dragićević came free, but Simon Pejović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simon Pejović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stojadin Marotić in the 74th minute of play. Damjan Topić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 83 minutes into the match, Stanford le's goal looked a bit too open when Sava Dragićević came free, but Simon Pejović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Goran Mlađenović in the 87th minute of play forced Stanford le's goalkeeper Simon Pejović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.