League Play-Off

Resavica Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Laza Čolić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpected shot in the 6th minute by Rodoljub Jevremović got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Desimir Maksimović during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Desimir Maksimović hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. When Rodoljub Jevremović came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Resavica FK 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 Rodoljub Jevremović couldn't finish the play. In the 11th minute of the match Borivoj Topčagić shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Konstantin Jevtić showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Borivoj Topčagić recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 18 minutes into the match, Kotraža's goal looked a bit too open when Rodoljub Jevremović came free, but Vlajko Blaževski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Kotraža's Vlajko Blaževski got control of the ball when Laza Čolić tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 20 minutes of play, Resavica FK's Laza Čolić made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vlajko Blaževski was left in no man's land by his defense there! 36 minutes into the game, Laza Čolić cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Vlajko Blaževski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Kotraža's zone, Rodoljub Jevremović stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vlajko Blaževski came out of the goal and Rodoljub Jevremović tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Ognjen Tršić managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kotraža's supporters rose to their feet, but Ognjen Tršić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Konstantin Jevtić breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The supporters of Resavica FK booed when Kotraža was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ognjen Tršić didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Laza Čolić in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vlajko Blaževski saved Kotraža from getting behind. Rodoljub Jevremović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vlajko Blaževski having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Resavica FK's goalkeeper Konstantin Jevtić had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Borivoj Topčagić. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodoljub Jevremović in the 60th minute of play forced Kotraža's goalkeeper Vlajko Blaževski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Borivoj Topčagić could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Konstantin Jevtić made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodoljub Jevremović in the 64th minute of play forced Kotraža's goalkeeper Vlajko Blaževski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodoljub Jevremović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Vlajko Blaževski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Laza Čolić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Laza Čolić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vlajko Blaževski having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Ognjen Tršić fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Konstantin Jevtić, passed just outside the right post. After having played for 72 minutes, Borivoj Topčagić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kotraža's supporters crossed their fingers, but Borivoj Topčagić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 77 minutes into the match, Rodoljub Jevremović had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vlajko Blaževski. Kotraža's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodoljub Jevremović was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Vlajko Blaževski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodoljub Jevremović's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. After having played for 83 minutes, Ognjen Tršić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kotraža's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ognjen Tršić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Laza Čolić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vlajko Blaževski having to interfere. Kotraža's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.