Dardani 6 - 1 ns1202 (382541803)

The 11363 spectators at KF Dardani Arena were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Marco Tremolada was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Václav Rybníček and Jadran van der Bilt. Dardani decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players took the field: Babinszki - Lolić, Nadzon, Ðalović, Pašić - Zlatković, Dunajčík, Pantić, Barović - Maksimović, Jovanović.

ns1202 had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Andrović - Čanković, Stanišić, Živković, Mandić - Matičić, Tošić, Krstajić, Crnčević - Bjetić, Čanković.

The referee showed Dardani's S. Dunajčík the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why D. Živković found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. They were singing the praises of B. Barović 18 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to Dardani. After 24 minutes, Dardani raised their score by one when P. Zlatković's dangerous low cross was cleverly tucked in at the near post by U. Jovanović. 2 - 0. Dardani's O. Lolić struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 3 - 0 after 25 minutes. The players of Dardani now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. 26 minutes into the game, Dardani were awarded a penalty that O. Lolić turned into 4 - 0 without a problem. Coming from the right, J. Pantić almost managed to score another goal for Dardani, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. Halftime score was 4 - 0. Dardani had most of the ball, with 61 percent of possession.

ns1202 reduced the deficit to 4 - 1 with a penalty placed perfectly beside the left post by V. Čanković. Á. Nadzon increased the lead for Dardani to 5 - 1, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! Dardani's P. Zlatković was shown a yellow card after 76 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Dardani put in a good effort on the right, but P. Zlatković saw his volley fly wide of the mark 78 minutes into the game. 80 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as Á. Nadzon broke through, making the score 6 - 1 for Dardani. Dardani claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 65 percent.

Dardani's best player was Á. Nadzon. On the other hand, P. Babinszki's play was disheartening. ns1202's top performer was clearly U. Crnčević. D. Andrović turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 6 - 1.