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Match Report
Novi Pazar
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Veljko Majstorac took the kick off in the first half of the match. Radmilo Gostimirović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Matija Ljubenović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Svetomir Zlatković recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Svetomir Zlatković in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rajko Šurbatović prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 14 minutes into the match, Novi Pazar's goal looked a bit too open when Svetomir Zlatković came free, but Rajko Šurbatović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rajko Šurbatović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svetomir Zlatković in the 20th minute of play. Rajko Šurbatović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svetomir Zlatković, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After some careless play in the Novi Pazar defense, Svetomir Zlatković kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rajko Šurbatović. The Novi Pazar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rajko Šurbatović should have stopped the shot. Rajko Šurbatović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dušan Brajić in the 30th minute of play. After 35 played minutes Preševo got a freekick which was hit by Svetomir Zlatković. Preševo's Matija Ljubenović proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Preševo from getting a goal against them. Rajko Šurbatović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dušan Brajić in the 41st minute of play. Rajko Šurbatović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svetomir Zlatković in the 43rd minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Puriša Nogo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 46 minutes into the match, Novi Pazar's Veljko Majstorac sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Matija Ljubenović narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Svetomir Zlatković made a kick off. Radmilo Gostimirović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Matija Ljubenović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matija Ljubenović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radmilo Gostimirović, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Matija Ljubenović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radmilo Gostimirović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Preševo defense, Radmilo Gostimirović kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Matija Ljubenović. The Preševo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Matija Ljubenović should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veljko Majstorac in the 66th minute of play forced Preševo's goalkeeper Matija Ljubenović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Svetomir Zlatković could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Rajko Šurbatović made a huge save. Dušan Brajić kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veljko Majstorac in the 72nd minute of play forced Preševo's goalkeeper Matija Ljubenović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute, Veljko Majstorac left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Novi Pazar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radmilo Gostimirović in the 79th minute of play forced Preševo's goalkeeper Matija Ljubenović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matija Ljubenović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Veljko Majstorac, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dušan Brajić in the 82nd minute of play forced Novi Pazar's goalkeeper Rajko Šurbatović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Preševo's Dušan Brajić managed to work through Novi Pazar's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Dušan Brajić dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. When Puriša Nogo fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Novi Pazar's protests and gave Puriša Nogo a yellow card for diving instead. Puriša Nogo hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Svetomir Zlatković could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Rajko Šurbatović made a huge save. Svetomir Zlatković could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Rajko Šurbatović made a huge save.
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