League Play-Off

Kotraža
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Trivun Miljković made the kick off and thus started the match. Borivoj Topčagić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ognjen Tršić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Vladislav Simović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Veliko Gradište FK's Vladislav Simović proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Veliko Gradište FK from getting a goal against them. If Ognjen Tršić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Veliko Gradište FK getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Pavle Milosević hit a great ball. 19 minutes into the game, Ognjen Tršić recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vladislav Simović. Ognjen Tršić showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. 23 minutes into the match, Veliko Gradište FK's goalkeeper Vladislav Simović had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Borivoj Topčagić. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Đorđe Georgijev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Veliko Gradište FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Đorđe Georgijev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vlajko Blaževski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Đorđe Georgijev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vlajko Blaževski having to interfere. When Desimir Maksimović fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kotraža's protests and gave Desimir Maksimović a yellow card for diving instead. Svetozar Drobnjak was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 36th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Trivun Miljković managed to get in a good position for a shot. Veliko Gradište FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Trivun Miljković was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vlajko Blaževski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ognjen Tršić made a kick off. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Veliko Gradište FK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tihomir Đuković was slow to take the kick. During this time Kotraža's players had a chance to rest. Vladislav Simović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Borivoj Topčagić in the 55th minute of play. Đorđe Georgijev might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vlajko Blaževski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Đorđe Georgijev ran back to his position shaking his head. Jakov Makević's late challenge caught a Veliko Gradište FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jakov Makević helped the player get up and apologised. Jakov Makević hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 64 minutes into the game, Ognjen Tršić was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kotraža's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Veliko Gradište FK the free kick. In the 64th match minute, Kotraža was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ognjen Tršić to maneuver through the defense. After 67 minutes of play, Kotraža's Ognjen Tršić made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vladislav Simović was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vlajko Blaževski didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Veliko Gradište FK's Trivun Miljković shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-3 in the ordered_time% minute. Đorđe Georgijev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Vlajko Blaževski made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Kotraža's Desimir Maksimović got a free kick in the 84th minute. The long shot by Svetozar Drobnjak in the 85th minute really tested Vlajko Blaževski's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Vlajko Blaževski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trivun Miljković in the 88th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Svetozar Drobnjak during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience was convinced that Borivoj Topčagić's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vladislav Simović was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. When the match was over Veliko Gradište FK could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Kotraža throughout the match.