League Play-Off

Ostrvica kod Niša St
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Radoš Desnica took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasilije Ljubenković in the 4th minute of play forced Ostrvica kod Niša's goalkeeper Rodoljub Božin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Sokobanja's goalkeeper Lazar Podunavac had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emil Lekić. After having played for 10 minutes, Živorad Živanović managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sokobanja's supporters crossed their fingers, but Živorad Živanović 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 12th minute, Živorad Živanović ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodoljub Božin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Rodoljub Božin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vasilije Ljubenković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radoš Desnica in the 23rd minute of play forced Sokobanja's goalkeeper Lazar Podunavac to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emil Lekić took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lazar Podunavac. Lazar Podunavac dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Radoš Desnica fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lazar Podunavac having to interfere. Rodoljub Božin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Živorad Živanović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 42 minutes, Vasilije Ljubenković managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sokobanja's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vasilije Ljubenković was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Živorad Živanović stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Emil Lekić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Radoš Desnica came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Ostrvica kod Niša 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 Radoš Desnica couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Živorad Živanović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodoljub Božin was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. 63 minutes into the match, Sokobanja's goal looked a bit too open when Radoš Desnica came free, but Lazar Podunavac reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd match minute, Ostrvica kod Niša was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vlastimir Tonković to maneuver through the defense. Vasilije Ljubenković recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rodoljub Božin made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Zoran Kljajić sent off a good shot on target. Ostrvica kod Niša's Rodoljub Božin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Živorad Živanović in the 70th minute of play. If Živorad Živanović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emil Lekić struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Lazar Podunavac didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ostrvica kod Niša. Radoš Desnica sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 81st minute of the match Sokobanja got a corner. Ostrvica kod Niša's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Živorad Jevtović ran over to the corner to take the kick. Živorad Živanović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Rodoljub Božin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 84 minutes into the match, Ostrvica kod Niša's goalkeeper Rodoljub Božin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vasilije Ljubenković. If Vasilije Ljubenković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodoljub Božin made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Vasilije Ljubenković sent off a good shot on target. Ostrvica kod Niša's Emil Lekić got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Ostrvica kod Niša supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Sokobanja's performance. The match ended with a win for Sokobanja.