League

Preševo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Preševo's Svetomir Zlatković started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Novi Pazar booed when Preševo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Budislav Križmanić didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rajko Šurbatović didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 10th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. In the 16th match minute, Preševo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dušan Brajić to maneuver through the defense. Preševo's Matija Ljubenović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radmilo Gostimirović in the 22nd minute of play. 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. 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 30th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dušan Brajić during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 39th match minute, Preševo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dušan Brajić to maneuver through the defense. Dušan Brajić came free with the goalkeeper in the 41st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rajko Šurbatović could save by the left post. In the 45th minute, Nenad Nikolovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Veljko Majstorac to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svetomir Zlatković in the 52nd minute of play forced Novi Pazar's goalkeeper Rajko Šurbatović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute Svetomir Zlatković shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rajko Šurbatović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Radmilo Gostimirović could shoot a difficult shot in the 56th minute, which Matija Ljubenović however easily saved by the left post. Mirko Aksić kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 58th match minute, Preševo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Budislav Križmanić to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Preševo's goalkeeper Matija Ljubenović, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veljko Majstorac in the 63rd minute of play forced Preševo's goalkeeper Matija Ljubenović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mirko Aksić in the 65th minute of play forced Novi Pazar's goalkeeper Rajko Šurbatović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Novi Pazar's goal looked a bit too open when Dušan Brajić came free, but Rajko Šurbatović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matija Ljubenović didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Radmilo Gostimirović went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 78th minute, Novi Pazar's Dragan Križmanić dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Matija Ljubenović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Veljko Majstorac in the 81st minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Novi Pazar's goal looked a bit too open when Mirko Aksić came free, but Rajko Šurbatović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Veseljko Kovačević's late challenge caught a Preševo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Veseljko Kovačević helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Novi Pazar getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Veseljko Kovačević hit a great ball. If Mirko Aksić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rajko Šurbatović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mirko Aksić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Puriša Nogo during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Puriša Nogo kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Svetomir Zlatković spun around in front of the goal 91 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Novi Pazar's goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mirko Aksić in the 94th minute of play forced Novi Pazar's goalkeeper Rajko Šurbatović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rajko Šurbatović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svetomir Zlatković in the 96th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Novi Pazar walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.