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Pirot
Spectators: 6941 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Filiman Marković got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Radiša Dimović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Slaviša Vranjković took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filiman Marković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Toplica Cimbaljević sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Veselin Jaćimović came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Ruski Krstur 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 Veselin Jaćimović couldn't finish the play. After 17 minutes, Boro Čomić mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pirot and the Ruski Krstur players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Pirot's Boro Čomić got a free kick in the 17th minute. After 23 minutes, Živadin Lisulović mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ruski Krstur and the Pirot players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ruski Krstur's Živadin Lisulović got a free kick in the 23rd minute. 25 minutes into the game, Ognjen Šekularac cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Kornelije Milević was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Murat Milčić tried in the 34th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Kornelije Milević a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 2-0. Slaviša Vranjković made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toplica Cimbaljević in the 39th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Toplica Cimbaljević made a precise shot to the right of Slaviša Vranjković. Pirot's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Filiman Marković sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Radiša Dimović during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Radiša Dimović hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ivo Kisačević during the 48th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ivo Kisačević hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. Filiman Marković fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slaviša Vranjković having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Ivo Kisačević made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Pirot getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Radiša Dimović hit a great ball. In the 59th minute Ivo Kisačević shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kornelije Milević saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Filiman Marković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Slaviša Vranjković managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Ruski Krstur's Toplica Cimbaljević fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Kornelije Milević showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivo Kisačević in the 65th minute of the match. Kornelije Milević stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ognjen Šekularac's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Slaviša Vranjković showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filiman Marković, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 76 minutes into the match, Pirot's goalkeeper Slaviša Vranjković had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Toplica Cimbaljević. After a defensive mix-up in Pirot's zone, Filiman Marković stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Slaviša Vranjković came out of the goal and Filiman Marković tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 92nd minute Filiman Marković shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slaviša Vranjković saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 97th match minute, Pirot was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boro Čomić to maneuver through the defense. Ruski Krstur were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Pirot to leave the ground with a draw.