League Play-Off

Zrenjanin Stadion
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vuko Đurić took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ivan Miloslavljević sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Despotovo's Stanimir Zeljković got control of the ball when Vuko Đurić tried to sneak it across the goal line. Živko Bekan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Živojin Puđa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Živojin Puđa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Živko Bekan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mladen Baša got free with Stanimir Zeljković in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Živojin Puđa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saša Brajković in the 22nd minute of the match. Stanimir Zeljković was out of position in the 27 minute of play, and Dušan Kajević capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dušan Kajević really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Grujica Vitošević sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Despotovo getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Rodoljub Vujičić hit a great ball. Grujica Vitošević struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Živojin Puđa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Despotovo. Njegovan Milačić kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vuko Đurić in the 46th minute of play forced Despotovo's goalkeeper Stanimir Zeljković to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Grujica Vitošević to make the kick off. Despotovo's Živko Bekan got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 53 minutes into the game, Živko Bekan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Živojin Puđa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Despotovo getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Grujica Vitošević hit a great ball. When Grujica Vitošević came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Despotovo 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 Grujica Vitošević couldn't finish the play. Ivan Miloslavljević scored 2-1 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stanimir Zeljković, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Slaviša Milašinović during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 81st match minute, Despotovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Slaviša Milašinović to maneuver through the defense. Stanimir Zeljković showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vuko Đurić, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. With 85 minutes on the clock, Njegovan Milačić commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 85th minute, one of Despotovo:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Despotovo. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Zrenjanin had played much better football throughout.