League Play-Off

Rekovac
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Novi Sad's Momčilo Pajović started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 minutes, Ranko Ranđelović mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Novi Sad and the Rekovac OFK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After having played for 4 minutes, Dejan Kandić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rekovac OFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dejan Kandić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pavle Đurutović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Momčilo Pajović in the 16th minute of play. Zoran Nosović took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pavle Đurutović. Pavle Đurutović dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, Novi Sad's Kirilo Brezančić got a free kick in the 25th minute. The long shot by Živadin Ristić in the 26th minute really tested Todor Stjepović'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. After having played for 29 minutes, Momčilo Pajović managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Novi Sad's supporters crossed their fingers, but Momčilo Pajović was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Rekovac OFK's zone, Zoran Nosović stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pavle Đurutović came out of the goal and Zoran Nosović tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rekovac OFK's goalkeeper Pavle Đurutović, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zoran Nosović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Vlade Numanović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Adrijan Kirkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Adrijan Kirkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Todor Stjepović was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. In the 68th minute, Dejan Kandić made a precise shot to the right of Todor Stjepović. Novi Sad's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Ranko Ranđelović was shown his second yellow card after 77 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Novi Sad's Ranko Ranđelović got a free kick in the 77th minute. Adrijan Kirkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Todor Stjepović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Milijan Gojak charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Milijan Gojak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Milijan Gojak hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Todor Stjepović stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adrijan Kirkov's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind Novi Sad's goalkeeper Todor Stjepović, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.