League Play-Off

Parunovac Stadion
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nebojša Petović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Ćiro Maksimović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Peđa Čelić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radoje Simić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Parunovac's Srebrenko Pavlović got a free kick in the 11th minute. If Ðurica Kažić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nebojša Petović in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ćiro Maksimović, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience was convinced that Radoje Simić's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Peđa Čelić was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. When Novica Trifunović fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Novi Sad FK's protests and gave Novica Trifunović a yellow card for diving instead. Nebojša Petović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 27 minutes into the match, Novi Sad FK's goalkeeper Ćiro Maksimović had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nebojša Petović. A collision led to Parunovac getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Luka Pantelić hit a great ball. After 37 minutes, Ivica Stojaković mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Novi Sad FK and the Parunovac players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 43 minutes, Luka Pantelić mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Parunovac and the Novi Sad FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 43rd match minute, Parunovac was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luka Pantelić to maneuver through the defense. Peđa Čelić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radoje Simić in the 47th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ðurica Kažić stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Parunovac's Nebojša Petović nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ćiro Maksimović made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Luka Pantelić was shown his second yellow card after 57 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Luka Pantelić kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ðurica Kažić in the 59th minute of play forced Parunovac's goalkeeper Peđa Čelić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Peđa Čelić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ðurica Kažić in the 64th minute of the match. Peđa Čelić was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Ðurica Kažić capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ðurica Kažić really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Radoje Simić managed to get in a good position for a shot. Novi Sad FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Radoje Simić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Peđa Čelić breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ćiro Maksimović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lazar Lončarević in the 74th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Parunovac's Metodije Đenić got a free kick in the 75th minute. Peđa Čelić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ðurica Kažić in the 84th minute of play. Ðurica Kažić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Peđa Čelić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kojadin Jelanić's late challenge caught a Novi Sad FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kojadin Jelanić helped the player get up and apologised. In the 86th match minute, Parunovac was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kojadin Jelanić to maneuver through the defense. Ðurica Kažić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peđa Čelić having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.