League

Nova Varoš Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Rastislav Vrbica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vlade Moravčić in the 4th minute of the match. If Radojica Božinović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Arilje FK booed when Nova Varoš OFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dmitar Krnjinac didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Bojan Tujković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 22 minutes, Bojan Tujković managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nova Varoš OFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bojan Tujković was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 26th minute Bojan Tujković shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rastislav Vrbica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arilje FK's Vukoje Knežević got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ljuba Bilibajkič's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rastislav Vrbica was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. In the 35th minute Ljuba Bilibajkič shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rastislav Vrbica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radojica Božinović hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute, Vukoje Knežević ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Srđa Vujaković was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 47 played minutes Nova Varoš OFK's Bojan Tujković stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Rastislav Vrbica stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Arilje FK of the goal. 1-1 became the score in the 49th minute when Ljuba Bilibajkič elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ljuba Bilibajkič made a kick off. After 56 minutes, Obrad Milović mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nova Varoš OFK and the Arilje FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Nova Varoš OFK getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Obrad Milović hit a great ball. Radojica Božinovićs short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got Srđa Vujaković to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, Arilje FK's Vukosav Bilbija got a free kick in the 67th minute. A collision led to Nova Varoš OFK getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Nikola Šuput hit a great ball. In the 72nd match minute, Nova Varoš OFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vlade Moravčić to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute, Bojan Tujković got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nova Varoš OFK's goalkeeper Srđa Vujaković, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 85 minutes of play, Arilje FK's Radojica Božinović made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Srđa Vujaković was left in no man's land by his defense there! Srđa Vujaković was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Vukoje Knežević capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vukoje Knežević really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. The supporters of Nova Varoš OFK booed when Arilje FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ljubo Bogdanović didn't get a good kick on the ball. Radojica Božinović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 100th minute. Srđa Vujaković tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Arilje FK supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Arilje FK would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.