grobari 3 - 1 Pandora (393415324)

61037 spectators arrived at Зоран Вујовић стадион, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. He Wing Yan was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Evtim Vúzharov and Paul Fulton. grobari started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. Lineup: Stumpf - Lapčić, Canal, Iveljić, Baždarević - Pušara, Omerović, Matijašević, Omerović, Karaosmanović - Kapuralin.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Pandora. The following players took the field: Ferreros - Espanhol, Sarnataro, Chubchenko - Zastrow, Francardelli, Açougueiro, Väättänen, Ávila - Stuparu, Kriha.

At 2 minutes played, O. Pušara came in from the right with the intention of giving grobari the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. After 4 minutes, the defensive line of Pandora created a counterattack through the middle that gave D. Stuparu a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. P. Francardelli was ever so close to scoring after an excellent corner was beautifully flicked on by M. Väättänen, but the ball bounced off the post to safety. grobari took the lead after 23 minutes as a result of A. Kapuralin's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. grobari put themselves up 2 - 0 when V. Lapčić broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to grobari, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.

After 66 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and D. Iveljić gave the grobari supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 3 - 0. Pandora played a good counterattacking move down the left 70 minutes into the match, with D. Stuparu finishing well for 3 - 1. Under heavy pressure after 75 minutes, the inexperienced grobari struggled to maintain their level of play. With 80 minutes played, M. Väättänen had a fantastic opportunity to reply but his shot flew harmlessly into the side-netting of the goal. P. Francardelli could've grabbed a goal for Pandora 83 minutes in when he got a pass from the left putting him free of the home side's defence, but he was unable to take advantage of the situation. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by grobari, with 53 percent of the ball.

grobari's top performer was clearly B. Omerović. Z. Karaosmanović was a disappointment, however. Ľ. Kriha performed admirably for Pandora. On the other hand, F. Ferreros's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 1.