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Novi Beograd
Spectators: 6113 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 2113, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ljuba Radivojević got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Milan Lezajić could shoot a difficult shot in the 3rd minute, which Stevan Lezajić however easily saved by the left post. Ljuba Radivojević received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Tomislav Čvorkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, North Korea's Manojlo Uzelac got a free kick in the 10th minute. After having played for 13 minutes, Srba Belošević managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Novi Beograd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Srba Belošević was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. North Korea's Stevan Lezajić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radivoje Zečević in the 15th minute of play. Radivoje Zečević fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stevan Lezajić having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Srba Belošević in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stevan Lezajić prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 27 minutes into the match, Srba Belošević had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stevan Lezajić. North Korea's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Srba Belošević was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 32 minutes into the match, Novi Beograd's Milan Lezajić sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stevan Lezajić narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Milan Lezajić could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Stevan Lezajić made a huge save. Novi Beograd's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Milan Lezajić in the 37th minute. A nice corner shot did that Milan Lezajić got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Stevan Lezajić quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 41 minutes, Radivoje Zečević mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Novi Beograd and the North Korea players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 41 played minutes Novi Beograd got a freekick which was hit by Radivoje Zečević. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ljuba Radivojević in the 43rd minute of play forced Novi Beograd's goalkeeper Tomislav Čvorkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Srba Belošević to strike the kick off in the second half. Stevan Lezajić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Srba Belošević, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 51 minutes into the game, Novi Beograd's Srba Belošević nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stevan Lezajić made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Radivoje Zečević fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stevan Lezajić having to interfere. Stevan Lezajić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milan Lezajić, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 60 minutes into the game, Dojčin Maksimović was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. North Korea's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Novi Beograd the free kick. In the 61st match minute, North Korea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dojčin Maksimović to maneuver through the defense. If Radivoje Zečević had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Milan Lezajić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mile Kričković in the 73rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tomislav Čvorkov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to North Korea getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Ljuba Radivojević hit a great ball. Radivoje Zečević sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Milan Lezajić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Srba Belošević blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stevan Lezajić having to make a save. In the 88th minute, Srba Belošević made a precise shot to the right of Stevan Lezajić. North Korea's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. After a rather tough play, North Korea's Rastko Trišanović got a free kick in the 95th minute. Novi Beograd walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.