Vojvodina was defeated tonight against Maribor by 3-2 (1-0) in a friendly match played in Belek.
In front of about 50 spectators at the Susesi Sport Center, the scorers for Maribor were Pihler in 37th, Viler in 64th and Kotnik in 90th, while the goals for Voša were scored by Čović in the 49th (p) and Zukić in the 69th minute.
Teams performed in the lineups:
Vojvodina: Rockov (from 58th Vukliš) – Stojković (from 46th Bjeković), Đurić (from 46th Andrić), Saničanin (from 46th Stojsavljević), Đorđević (from 46th Devetak) – Drinčić (from 46th Đurišić), Topić (from 46th Zukić) – Đuričin (from 46th Mladenović, from 80th Kokir), Bojić (from 46th Čović), Vukadinović (from 46th Nešković) – Mrkaić (from 46th Obolskiy).
Maribor: Cotman – Pihler (from 70th Vrhovec), Kronaveter (from 70th Cretu), Zahović (from 70th Bajde), Dervišević (from 70th Kolmanič) – Milec (from 70th Rajčević), Viler (from 70th Mešanović), Mitrović (from 70th Mutavčić), Koblar (from 70th Uskoković) – Požeg Vancaš, Santos (from 70th Kotnik).
The first opportunity of the match was seen in the 12th minute when Vukadinović centered from the left, goalkeeper Cotman tried to clear the ball, but it came to Đuričin, who shot from about seven to eight meters distance, but the ball went over the goal of Slovenian team.
On the other hand, in the 36th minute, a penalty was awarded for Maribor. After a long pass to Vojvodina’s penalty box, the ball came to Zahović, who was tackled by Saničanin, and the referee of the match called for a penalty. The penalty was taken by Kronaveter, but Rockov responded well and defended his shot.
However, just a minute later, Maribor still managed to came into the lead. After a corner kick, Pihler jumped well in Vojvodina’s penalty box with a header, Đurić tried to knock the ball back into the pitch from the goal line, but it still ended up in the net of Voša’s goal.
Maribor’s advantage did not last long, as Vojvodina managed to equalize at the beginning of the second half. In the 49th minute, Obolskiy cut a pass back to goalkeeper Cotman in the penalty area, the goalkeeper of Maribor fouled him, so another penalty was called at this match, but this time in favor of the red and whites. The penalty shooter was Čović, who easily evened the score.
Already in the 55th minute, Voša could score another goal after a counterattack, when Devetak perfectly centered from the left, and a shot from about seven to eight meters distance was sent by Bjeković, but Cotman responded well and defended. On the other hand, in the 64th minute, Maribor regained the lead.
After a double pass with Santos, Zahović played a great ball to Viler, who ran into the penalty box and shot from about 12-13 meters distance and sent the ball into the bottom left corner of Vukliš’s goal.
Vojvodina had a fantastic opportunity to equalize once again only three minutes later, when Devetak centered, and in the Maribor penalty boy, Mladenovic passed the ball to Obolskiy, who shot from only three to four meters distance, but the ball hit the crossbar. However, what did not happen then happened in the 69th minute.
At about 20 meters from the opponent’s goal, a free kick for Vojvodina was taken by Zukić, who sent the ball over the wall and scored a great goal for his team. However, in the 90th minute, Maribor came to the advantage for the third time.
After the corner kick, Kotnik reached the ball in the penalty box and with a nice bycicle-kick sent the ball into the net and thus set the final result of the match.
