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Ruski Krstur
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Darko Starčević took the kick off in the first half of the match. Filiman Marković sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Toplica Cimbaljević received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Marinko Rukavina tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Darko Starčević in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kornelije Milević saved Ruski Krstur from getting behind. 12 minutes into the match, Darko Starčević had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kornelije Milević. Ruski Krstur's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Darko Starčević was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 14th minute, Željko Jovančov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marinko Rukavina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filiman Marković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marinko Rukavina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filiman Marković in the 17th minute of play. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Darko Starčević sped through Ruski Krstur's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kornelije Milević. Kornelije Milević came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Izbište's Sima Levnajić. But to his dismay, Sima Levnajić quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Izbište's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Filiman Marković scored to the left of an out of position Marinko Rukavina, making the score, 1-3. When Lazar Nikolić fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Izbište's protests and gave Lazar Nikolić a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Izbište getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Lazar Nikolić hit a great ball. Izbište's Marinko Rukavina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filiman Marković in the 37th minute of play. In the 41st match minute, Izbište was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Željko Jovančov to maneuver through the defense. Filiman Marković received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Marinko Rukavina tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Filiman Marković in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marinko Rukavina saved Izbište from getting behind. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Filiman Marković to make the kick off. Marinko Rukavina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filiman Marković in the 59th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, Ruski Krstur's goal looked a bit too open when Sima Levnajić came free, but Kornelije Milević reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Izbište were furious when Lazar Nikolić was red carded, 67 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 67 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Izbište! The referee gave Ruski Krstur a penalty, 70 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Veselin Jaćimović, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Izbište's Marinko Rukavina. 2-3. In the 84th match minute, Izbište was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Željko Jovančov to maneuver through the defense. Kornelije Milević took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tugomir Gardašević, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd match minute, Izbište was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jezdimir Kuveljić to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th minute Filiman Marković shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marinko Rukavina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Ruski Krstur supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Izbište's performance. The match ended with a win for Izbište.