League

Stipanovci
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Brezovica's Lucijan Vuković 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 6 played minutes Adolf Adamek rounded Brezovica's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Tord Åkerman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Srđan Bartolović in the 11th minute. When Bojan Ivanišević fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Brezovica's protests and gave Bojan Ivanišević a yellow card for diving instead. In the 14thth minute of the game Rato Ognjenović who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brezovica's Tord Åkerman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rato Ognjenović in the 16th minute of play forced Brezovica's goalkeeper Tord Åkerman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stipanovci's Saša Kosanović managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Mile Rogić in the 18 minute of the game. 22 minutes into the game, Saša Kosanović was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stipanovci's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brezovica the free kick. In the 22nd minute, Saša Kosanović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stipanovci's Radimir Kolombo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucijan Vuković in the 24th minute of play. Srđan Bartolovićs short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Tord Åkerman to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Srđan Bartolović did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Tord Åkerman 26 minutes into the match. Rato Ognjenović could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Tord Åkerman made a huge save. Srđan Bartolović could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Tord Åkerman made a huge save. Stipanovci's Srđan Bartolović got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Brezovica booed when Stipanovci was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Srđan Bartolović didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Srđan Bartolović stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tord Åkerman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rato Ognjenović, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute Srđan Bartolović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tord Åkerman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tord Åkerman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saša Kosanović in the 57th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Saša Kosanović ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tord Åkerman was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. After a defensive mix-up in Brezovica's zone, Srđan Bartolović stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tord Åkerman came out of the goal and Srđan Bartolović tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Lucijan Vuković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rato Ognjenović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Tord Åkerman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, Brezovica's goal looked a bit too open when Borko Ošap came free, but Tord Åkerman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brezovica's Tord Åkerman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rato Ognjenović in the 77th minute of play. Višeslav Grčić kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Rato Ognjenović managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stipanovci's supporters rose to their feet, but Rato Ognjenović was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tord Åkerman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 85 minutes, Ljubo Ribarić mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brezovica and the Stipanovci players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 85th match minute, Brezovica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ljubo Ribarić to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Brezovica's zone, Rato Ognjenović stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tord Åkerman came out of the goal and Rato Ognjenović tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rato Ognjenović's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tord Åkerman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. In the 95th minute, Albert Đureš hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Srđan Bartolović in the 96th minute of play forced Brezovica's goalkeeper Tord Åkerman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Stipanovci had played much better football throughout.