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Banjani
Spectators: 9216 (Terracing: 6914, Seating: 2119, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dragoljub Vukobratović started the match with the kick off. Radoslav Buzdovan stood somewhat misplaced when Aranđel Peković came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 4 minute. After 9 played minutes Celsius got a freekick which was hit by Đorđe Peković. In the 12th minute of the match, Aranđel Peković got a very nice opportunity to score, but Radoslav Buzdovan was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Banjani's Nebojša Lovrić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mladen Gorjanac in the 14th minute of play. Nebojša Lovrić stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mladen Gorjanac's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. In the 20th minute Ljupče Vukov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nebojša Lovrić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the game, Aranđel Peković was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Banjani's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Celsius the free kick. In the 21st minute, Aranđel Peković hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mladen Gorjanac in the 24th minute of play forced Banjani's goalkeeper Nebojša Lovrić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celsius's Radoslav Buzdovan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dragoljub Vukobratović in the 27th minute of play. After having played for 30 minutes, Mladen Gorjanac managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Celsius's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mladen Gorjanac was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Banjani getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. 柯森树 hit a great ball. Banjani's 孙战翔 got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Radoslav Buzdovan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dragoljub Vukobratović in the 37th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 38 minutes into the game, when Sergej Smiljkić put in a rough tackle. In the 38th minute, Sergej Smiljkić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Celsius's zone, Bogdan Trailović stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Radoslav Buzdovan came out of the goal and Bogdan Trailović tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th minute, Ljupče Vukov 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. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ljupče Vukov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Banjani getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Milutin Vukov hit a great ball. Sima Vidosavljević received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Nebojša Lovrić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 58 played minutes Celsius got a freekick which was hit by Đorđe Peković. 65 minutes into the match, Aranđel Peković notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Celsius's Radoslav Buzdovan. Radoslav Buzdovan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 70 minutes into the game, Banjani's 柯森树 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Radoslav Buzdovan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Radoslav Buzdovan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aranđel Peković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 75 minutes, 孙战翔 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Banjani's supporters crossed their fingers, but 孙战翔 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ivko Vitorović kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Celsius's Vinko Mandić tried to score from far away in the 77th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Ljupče Vukov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by John Arias during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 81st match minute, Banjani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by John Arias to maneuver through the defense. Ljupče Vukov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nebojša Lovrić having to interfere. If Sima Vidosavljević had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Celsius's Radoslav Buzdovan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aranđel Peković in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th minute 柯森树 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radoslav Buzdovan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radoslav Buzdovan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aranđel Peković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Banjani had won after a very even match.