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Petrovaradin
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gradimir Matić kicked off to start the match. Đorđe Puzović might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lepoje Tomović. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Đorđe Puzović ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Rudna Glava getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Vojislav Ljubenović hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Sibin Vulić managed to get in a good position for a shot. Petrovaradin's supporters rose to their feet, but Sibin Vulić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lepoje Tomović breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Đorđe Puzović came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Petrovaradin 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 Đorđe Puzović couldn't finish the play. Lepoje Tomović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sibin Vulić in the 11th minute of the match. In the 12th minute, Đorđe Puzović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the match, Gradimir Matić had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mitar Ristanović. Petrovaradin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gradimir Matić was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Lepoje Tomović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sibin Vulić in the 19th minute of the match. Rudna Glava's Lepoje Tomović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sibin Vulić in the 27th minute of play. Lepoje Tomović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dejan Đurićić in the 30th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dejan Đurićić got free with Lepoje Tomović in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mitar Ristanović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Živan Jovin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gradimir Matić hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Lepoje Tomović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sibin Vulić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Uroš Maleš in the 45th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Petrovaradin's Srbobran Rašović. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sibin Vulić made a kick off. With his leg Mitar Ristanović managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when Rudna Glava's Živan Jovin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Zoran Dubravac was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 58 minutes into the match. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by Petrovaradin's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gradimir Matić was slow to take the kick. During this time Rudna Glava's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Novak Krivokapić got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mitar Ristanović quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a rather tough play, Rudna Glava's Jovica Dragaćevac got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd match minute, Rudna Glava was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Živan Jovin to maneuver through the defense. Lepoje Tomović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sibin Vulić, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After 65 minutes, Jovica Dragaćevac mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rudna Glava and the Petrovaradin players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 66 played minutes Rudna Glava got a freekick which was hit by Jovica Dragaćevac. In the 70th minute, Jovica Dragaćevac hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Živan Jovin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Mitar Ristanović made a huge save. 74 minutes into the game, Gradimir Matić recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Mitar Ristanović. Gradimir Matić showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. In the 79thth minute of the game Gradimir Matić who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Petrovaradin's Mitar Ristanović was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 81 minutes, Mitar Ristanović successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Mitar Ristanović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gradimir Matić in the 86th minute of the match. After 98 minutes of play, Petrovaradin's Dejan Đurićić made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lepoje Tomović was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Rudna Glava had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.