League

Surduk Stadion
Spectators: 7950 (Terracing: 5985, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 130) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Radivoj Marunović started the match with the kick off. Nebojša Đurovski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arsenije Tomasević read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. Radislav Jovićević made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radivoj Marunović in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute Rastislav Krivokuća shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radislav Jovićević saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dragoslav Ivić kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Radivoj Marunović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dejan Radanović charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dejan Radanović the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to DORCOL UNITED getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Dejan Radanović hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the match, Torpedo's Slaviša Vujinović broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Radivoj Marunović struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Radislav Jovićević didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Torpedo. Nebojša Đurovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arsenije Tomasević showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nebojša Đurovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. When Dragoslav Ivić fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DORCOL UNITED's protests and gave Dragoslav Ivić a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to DORCOL UNITED getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Dragoslav Ivić hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Radivoj Marunović during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Radivoj Marunović hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute, Rastislav Krivokuća left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Torpedo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience was convinced that Radivoj Marunović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Radislav Jovićević was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. In the 44th minute Rastislav Krivokuća shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radislav Jovićević saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nebojša Đurovski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rastislav Krivokuća struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Radislav Jovićević didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Torpedo. If Radivoj Marunović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 55 minutes into the game, Rastislav Krivokuća cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Radislav Jovićević was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 64th minute, Dejan Radanović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Slaviša Vujinović from long distance, 64 minutes into the match, got Radislav Jovićević's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Dragan Smiljanić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Dragan Smiljanić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nebojša Đurovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arsenije Tomasević having to interfere. Slavenko Baletić hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After having played for 74 minutes, Nebojša Đurovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DORCOL UNITED's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nebojša Đurovski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dragan Smiljanić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute, Slaviša Vujinović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Dragan Smiljanić came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the DORCOL UNITED 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 Dragan Smiljanić couldn't finish the play. In the 85th minute Dragan Smiljanić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arsenije Tomasević saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Torpedo's Arsenije Tomasević played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dragan Smiljanić in the 86th minute of play. Arsenije Tomasević showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dragan Smiljanić in the 94th minute of the match.