League

Grocka
Spectators: 6814 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 0) Srednji Banat's Nikola Arsić 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. Čubrilo Gojković could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Tadija Kaplanović made a huge save. After some careless play in the Srednji Banat defense, Milojko Kralj kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tadija Kaplanović. The Srednji Banat fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tadija Kaplanović should have stopped the shot. Milojko Kralj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Tadija Kaplanović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Grocka getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Čubrilo Gojković hit a great ball. In the 18th match minute, Grocka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerotije Pašić to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milojko Kralj in the 24th minute of play forced Srednji Banat's goalkeeper Tadija Kaplanović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, Milojko Kralj ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tadija Kaplanović was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Koča Popov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ratko Divljaković having to interfere. When Momčilo Medenica fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Srednji Banat's protests and gave Momčilo Medenica a yellow card for diving instead. In the 39th match minute, Srednji Banat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Momčilo Medenica to maneuver through the defense. When Srednji Banat's Koča Popov in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Grocka's goalie prevented a goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Milojko Kralj to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Milojko Kralj in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tadija Kaplanović prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Milojko Kralj in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tadija Kaplanović saved Srednji Banat from getting behind. Srednji Banat's Zvezdan Jelovac got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Koča Popov came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Srednji Banat 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 Koča Popov couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Koča Popov got free with Ratko Divljaković in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Srednji Banat booed when Grocka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Tomašev didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Srednji Banat booed when Grocka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jakov Vračarević didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ratko Divljaković took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koča Popov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Srednji Banat's Lale Popović got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 86thth minute of the game Milojko Kralj who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Srednji Banat's Tadija Kaplanović was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Milojko Kralj's late challenge caught a Srednji Banat's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Milojko Kralj helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Grocka getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Milojko Kralj hit a great ball. Koča Popov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Ratko Divljaković tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nikola Arsić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Ratko Divljaković tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.