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Singidunum
Spectators: 9271 (Terracing: 6981, Seating: 2140, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vlade Cuković kicked off to start the match. Nils-Åke Axelsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vlade Cuković went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Zlatomir Dobrašinović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murat Karapandža, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vlade Cuković in the 9th minute of play forced Singidunum's goalkeeper Nils-Åke Axelsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jugoslav Ristanić lost his temper 17 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 16th minute, one of Gnjilan:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Gnjilan. In the 20th minute, Dražen Milunović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Singidunum booed when Gnjilan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ðuza Petrović didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Kornelije Banović managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gnjilan's supporters rose to their feet, but Kornelije Banović was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nils-Åke Axelsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 29 minutes into the match, Gnjilan's goal looked a bit too open when Murat Karapandža came free, but Zlatomir Dobrašinović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd match minute, Gnjilan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vlade Cuković to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Gojko Dragojević from long distance, 34 minutes into the match, got Zlatomir Dobrašinović's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Zlatomir Dobrašinović made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Dražen Milunović sent off a good shot on target. In the 36th minute, Murat Mićić made a precise shot to the right of Nils-Åke Axelsson. Singidunum's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Zlatomir Dobrašinović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lazar Cvijetić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Gnjilan's Zlatomir Dobrašinović got control of the ball when Dražen Milunović tried to sneak it across the goal line. Murat Mićić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Nils-Åke Axelsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zlatomir Dobrašinović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Anđić, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Zlatomir Dobrašinović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murat Karapandža in the 45th minute of the match. After the first half Gnjilan were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dražen Milunović to make the kick off. Vlade Cuković hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Zlatomir Dobrašinović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dražen Milunović in the 56th minute of the match. After 57 played minutes Gnjilan got a freekick which was hit by Murat Mićić. Zlatomir Dobrašinović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murat Karapandža, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Zlatomir Dobrašinović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lazar Cvijetić in the 59th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dražen Milunović in the 62nd minute of play forced Gnjilan's goalkeeper Zlatomir Dobrašinović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nils-Åke Axelsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ðuza Petrović, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 64 minutes into the match, Singidunum's goalkeeper Nils-Åke Axelsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ratko Bogućanin. 65 minutes into the match, Gnjilan's goal looked a bit too open when Murat Karapandža came free, but Zlatomir Dobrašinović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ðuza Petrović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 69 minutes into the match, Gnjilan's goal looked a bit too open when Lazar Cvijetić came free, but Zlatomir Dobrašinović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nils-Åke Axelsson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Murat Mićić showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 70 minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Gnjilan's goal looked a bit too open when Murat Karapandža came free, but Zlatomir Dobrašinović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Martin Anđić took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zlatomir Dobrašinović. Zlatomir Dobrašinović dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Zlatomir Dobrašinović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Anđić, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Zlatomir Dobrašinović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Anđić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Gnjilan's Nils-Åke Axelsson threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Murat Mićić, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dražen Milunović in the 85th minute of play forced Gnjilan's goalkeeper Zlatomir Dobrašinović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zlatomir Dobrašinović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lazar Cvijetić, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Zlatomir Dobrašinović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lazar Cvijetić in the 88th minute of the match. In the 89th minute Murat Mićić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Åke Axelsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Gojko Dragojević hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Nebojša Kažić in the 93rd minute really tested Nils-Åke Axelsson'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. Gnjilan's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.