In the second round of the play-off of Serbian Super League, tomorrow Vojvodina will play against Napredak in Kruševac. After three consecutive victories and placement in the playoffs, again woke up a certain hope among the players and fans of Vojvodina that, in the remaining seven rounds, the Old Lady could do what seemed impossible in the previous period, and that is to secure its spot in the qualifications for the Europa League. However, after the defeat by Proleter, it is almost certain that red and whites will not participate in the international scene next season, so the remaining six games are an opportunity to crystallize the team and gain insights into the capabilities of those youngest players, many of whom could be the leaders of the team in the next season.

Vojvodina’s Manager, Radovan Krivokapić, is hoping for a good performance of his team in Kruševac and believes that the players who get a chance on the pitch will not disappoint with their play and effort.

– Tomorrow, we will face an opponent with whom, not so long ago, we already played one league match, which was exciting and uncertain until the very end. Napredak plays like all other teams, they are dangerous in the offensive part and have fast and unpredictable players on the side. For this match, we were preparing like for any other, but with greater desire than it was ahead of the game against Proleter, because we all want to make up for that defeat, when we practically had three points in the pocket, but missed some very good chances. There are always some problems in our squad, so for this match also we have suspended Saničanin and Devetak, and questionable are Zlomislić and Mitošević, two players who are constant in the last period and very important for our play, so after today’s training we’ll know if they will be able to took their place on the pitch. On the other hand, Eze, Seku and Đuričin have entered the training process and we will see who of them will be on the bus for Kruševac – says Krivokapić.

Before the start of the season, as its goal Vojvodina set the placement into the qualifications for the Europa League. However, as the season progressed, it became clear that this goal will not be easy to achieve.

– When the goals were set before the start of the season, I was not here, and what was set in front of me, was fulfilled. We have managed to qualify to the playoffs and we affirm a lot of young players, and I think that at this moment, the story about Europe is unrealistic and that it should not be put in front of the players. After the match against Partizan, we were emotionally emptied and I congratulate the guys on what they endured in the previous period. In the match against Proleter, in the last 20 minutes, this emptiness has been seen, because we could not break the match in our favor, and that has adorned us in some of the earlier matches, because precisely at those moments somehow we used to be better than our rivals. Now we want to compete with the opponent and affirm young players, so tomorrow in the protocol will be two new faces, Bjeković and Jakovljević, because in those positions we are deficient for this match. In the next matches, we will also give young players a chance, and I hope that Topić, Savić, Mitrović and Tegeltija will soon sign professional contracts. To all of them, I want to give an opportunity to play, but it depends on them whether they want to play for Vojvodina – Krivokapić said.

The match between Napredak and Vojvodina will be played tomorrow at the Mladost stadium in Kruševac, starting at 5 PM.