Vojvodina defeated the Polish Slask with the result 1-0 (0-0) in the first preparatory match on Mariborsko Pohorje.
The scorer of the only goal in the match was Uroš Kabić in the 82nd minute.
The teams ran on the pitch in the following lineups:
Vojvodina: Simić – Bjeković, Kovačević (from 70th Jeličić), Stevanović (from 58th Devetak), Đorđević (from 70th Stojsavljević) – Maksimović (from 55th Miletić), Novevski (from 85th Luković) – Simić (from 65th Kabić), Topić (from 65th Veljko Bogdanović), Čović (from 46th Zukić) – Mrkaić (from 62nd Vu. Bogdanović).
Slask: Sromnik – Levkot, Gola, Tamas – Janasik, Mačinski, Sobota, Stiglec – Praželik, Pih – Ekspozito.
Slask had more opportunities in the first half hour, when Voša goalkeeper Nikola Simić stood out on three occasions. He had the best intervention at the end of half an hour of the game when Macinski tried from around 18 meters, but Simić stopped his shot with a parade. Pih also had a solid attempt from the edge of the penalty area, but that was also stopped by the goalkeeper of Vojvodina.
Slavoljub Đorđević’s team kept control in the middle of the field, but the real chances were missing until the 28th minute, when Đorđević took a corner kick, Stevanović was the highest in the air, but he did not manage to catch the ball better.
The coach of Slask had 30 players preparing, which is why he made four changes after only 30 minutes, then he changed the team on three more occasions, in the 45th, 60th and 75th minute.
On the other hand, Slavoljub Đorđević made the first change at the start of the second half, when Zukić replaced Čović, and soon Devetak and Vladimir Miletić entered instead of Stevanović and Maksimović.
The first chance in the second half had the Slask players, after a corner kick and a header, but goalkeeper Simić stood out again. And two minutes later, Simić intervened again, he stopped the free kick from 20 meters.
Slask continued to create opportunities, and Simić to make excellent saves, as he stood out in the interval from the 60th to the 62nd minute with two more great interventions.
Soon Slavoljub Đorđević decided to introduce the brothers Bogdanović and Kabić, who he had a good solo breakthrough in the 68th minute, but his shot was blocked.
Kabić had the best chance in the 79th minute when he entered the danger zone diagonally from the right side, but he hesitated and his shot was blocked.
However, only two minutes later, he redeemed himself, after Devetak’s cross, he picked up the rejected ball in front of the goal for the lead of the Old Lady.
Slask had another great opportunity in the 88th minute, but once again the goalkeeper Nikola Simić, definitely the hero of today’s game, stood out.
