National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Momo Ranevsky kicked off to start the match. Bar Sirkis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Big Ben, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, U21 Israel's Dane Bargallo got a free kick in the 8th minute. After some careless play in the U21 Israel defense, Milutin Mrenović kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bar Sirkis. The U21 Israel fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bar Sirkis should have stopped the shot. U21 Israel's Bar Sirkis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nemanja Vidić in the 18th minute of play. Milutin Mrenović hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. U21 Israel's Bar Sirkis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Big Ben in the 24th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, U21 Israel's goal looked a bit too open when Big Ben came free, but Bar Sirkis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, U21 Serbia's goal looked a bit too open when Momo Ranevsky came free, but Jevtimije Gagić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bar Sirkis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dušan Tadić in the 39th minute of the match. Jevtimije Gagić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Momo Ranevsky in the 42nd minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Milutin Mrenović was the one to do the kick off. Bar Sirkis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Big Ben in the 52nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Momo Ranevsky in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jevtimije Gagić saved U21 Serbia from getting behind. Dušan Tadić's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bar Sirkis firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a rather tough play, U21 Israel's Zuriel Levinson got a free kick in the 60th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dušan Tadić in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bar Sirkis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. During the 65th minute of the match Milutin Mrenović completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Milutin Mrenović a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 66th minute, Milutin Mrenović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Big Ben kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bar Sirkis. That made the score 0-2 in the 68 minute of play. U21 Serbia's Strahinja Sekulić was substituted for Todor Zakić. The supporters of U21 Serbia booed when U21 Israel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zuriel Levinson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nemanja Vidić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bar Sirkis having to interfere. After 79 minutes of play, U21 Israel's Momo Ranevsky made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jevtimije Gagić was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 82ndth minute of the game Momo Ranevsky who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Serbia's Jevtimije Gagić was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Momir Junčaj kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. The supporters of U21 Israel booed when U21 Serbia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jovan Stanojević didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jevtimije Gagić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Momo Ranevsky, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Jevtimije Gagić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Momo Ranevsky in the 91st minute of play. After 92 played minutes U21 Israel got a freekick which was hit by Dane Bargallo. In the 95th match minute, U21 Serbia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Big Ben to maneuver through the defense. The U21 Israel supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching U21 Serbia's performance. The match ended with a win for U21 Serbia.