League Play-Off

Burgess Hill
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vujadin Trišanović made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 6 minutes, Ćetko Nešović managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Darfield City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ćetko Nešović was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 7 minutes into the game, Edvard Kuzmanović was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Burgess Hill AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Darfield City the free kick. After 7 played minutes Burgess Hill AFC got a freekick which was hit by Edvard Kuzmanović. Sergej Mijailović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ćetko Nešović in the 8th minute of play. After 14 minutes of play, Burgess Hill AFC's Elsad Malbaša made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Obrad Delić was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vujadin Trišanović had several of the Darfield City's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 17 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Obrad Delić as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 20th match minute, Burgess Hill AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lale Ćuzović to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute, Svetozar Đokvučić 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. Ćetko Nešović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Sergej Mijailović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd minute, Lale Ćuzović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Svetozar Đokvučić's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergej Mijailović was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Ćetko Nešović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Svetozar Đokvučić came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Darfield City 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 Svetozar Đokvučić couldn't finish the play. Vujadin Trišanović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Burgess Hill AFC's zone, Ćetko Nešović stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sergej Mijailović came out of the goal and Ćetko Nešović tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Vladimir Hajduković fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Darfield City's protests and gave Vladimir Hajduković a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Darfield City getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Vladimir Hajduković hit a great ball. Obrad Delić stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vujadin Trišanović's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ćetko Nešović made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Darfield City were awarded a corner. Vladimir Vukšić went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Vladimir Vukšić almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Burgess Hill AFC's Sergej Mijailović did a great save. Obrad Delić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elsad Malbaša, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Prijezda Barjaktarević during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Obrad Delić came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Burgess Hill AFC's Vujadin Trišanović. But to his dismay, Vujadin Trišanović quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Sergej Mijailović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ćetko Nešović, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lale Ćuzović during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lale Ćuzović hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elsad Malbaša in the 79th minute of play forced Darfield City's goalkeeper Obrad Delić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute of the match Vladimir Vukšić shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sergej Mijailović showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. During the 81st minute of the match Lale Ćuzović completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Lale Ćuzović a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. With a little luck, Burgess Hill AFC's Sergej Mijailović got control of the ball when Svetozar Đokvučić tried to sneak it across the goal line. Elsad Malbaša sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Burgess Hill AFC's Vujadin Trišanović got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Elsad Malbaša fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Obrad Delić having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ćetko Nešović in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sergej Mijailović saved Burgess Hill AFC from getting behind. Elsad Malbaša fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Obrad Delić having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Darfield City's goal looked a bit too open when Elsad Malbaša came free, but Obrad Delić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Burgess Hill AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.