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Smederevo Stadion
Spectators: 6837 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lazar Stokić took the kick off in the first half of the match. Radmilo Tomčić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ognjen Stupar struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Cvetko Maraš didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pavliš. The audience was convinced that Momčilo Okuka's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cvetko Maraš was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Smederevo's Saša Vujinović got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Momčilo Okuka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Cvetko Maraš tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cvetko Maraš took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Momčilo Okuka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th match minute, Smederevo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saša Vujinović to maneuver through the defense. Cvetko Maraš showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Momčilo Okuka, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 29 minutes into the game, Srba Boričić was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pavliš's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Smederevo the free kick. After a rather tough play, Pavliš's Srba Boričić got a free kick in the 30th minute. Mitar Basara charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mitar Basara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee gave Pavliš a penalty, 36 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Srba Boričić, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Smederevo's Cvetko Maraš. 0-1. Cvetko Maraš made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ognjen Stupar in the 45th minute of play. Momčilo Okuka's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cvetko Maraš read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ognjen Stupar to make the kick off. When Radmilo Tomčić came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Smederevo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Radmilo Tomčić couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Pavliš booed when Smederevo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radmilo Tomčić didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute, Ognjen Stupar 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. With a little luck, Smederevo's Cvetko Maraš got control of the ball when Momčilo Okuka tried to sneak it across the goal line. The long shot by Srba Boričić in the 75th minute really tested Cvetko Maraš'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. When Pavliš's Ognjen Stupar in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Smederevo's goalie prevented a goal. Nemanja Zafirovski hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Ognjen Stupar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 89th minute Ognjen Stupar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cvetko Maraš saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ognjen Stupar came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Pavliš fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ognjen Stupar couldn't finish the play. In the 92nd match minute, Smederevo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mijalko Trišanović to maneuver through the defense. The Pavliš supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Pavliš would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.