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Novi Bečej
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Arsenije Rajić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Milenko Jakšić having to interfere. Žarko Dačić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ranko Ćetić might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Slobodan Simonović. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ranko Ćetić ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ranko Ćetić in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Slobodan Simonović prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Sasester Jovanted's Milenko Jakšić got control of the ball when Arsenije Rajić tried to sneak it across the goal line. Žarko Dačić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Milenko Jakšić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arsenije Rajić scored 1-0 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Milenko Jakšić, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Slobodan Simonović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bratoljub Lepović in the 27th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Novi Bečej's Milenko Jakšić threw himself towards the right post 35 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Žarko Dačić, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After having played for 37 minutes, Ranko Ćetić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sasester Jovanted's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ranko Ćetić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bratoljub Lepović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bratoljub Lepović's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Slobodan Simonović read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Bratoljub Lepović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slobodan Simonović having to interfere. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ranko Ćetić was the one to do the kick off. If Ranko Ćetić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th match minute, Sasester Jovanted was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimir Mujović to maneuver through the defense. When Dobrica Kajević fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Novi Bečej's protests and gave Dobrica Kajević a yellow card for diving instead. Dobrica Kajević hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Slobodan Simonović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ranko Ćetić in the 63rd minute of the match. Žarko Dačić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Milenko Jakšić having to interfere. Arsenije Rajić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ranko Ćetić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Slobodan Simonović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ristivoje Ćetrović kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. If Arsenije Rajić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute, Žarko Dačić got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 91 minutes into the game, one of Sasester Jovanted:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Novi Bečej a penalty, 93 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Igor Soldatović, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sasester Jovanted's Milenko Jakšić. 3-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sasester Jovanted players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Novi Bečej.