Players of Vojvodina FC were eliminated from the third qualifying round for the Conference league after a penalty series by 2:4. After the regular 90 minutes and then 120 minutes, the result was 1:0.
The scorer of the only goal during the regular part of the match was Đorđe Crnomarković in the 26th minute. In the penalty series Lazar Nikolić and Mihailo Ivanović were imprecise, while for Maribor the scorers were Mbina, Sudani, Repas, and Vrhovec.
The teams performed in the following lineups:
Vojvodina: Carević – Butean, Sichenje, Crnomarković, Lucas Barros – Petrović, Savićević, U. Nikolić (from the 97th Veličković (from the 119th Đorđević)) – Bamidele (from 66th L. Nikolić), Sery, Ivanović.
Maribor: Jug – Šivys, Vidmar, Karič, Mjelec – Ž. Repas (from the 105th Vrhovec), J. Repas – Barišić (from the 65th Boris), Iličić (from 36th Jakupović (from the 91st Mbina)), Božić (from the 65th Burle) – Beugre (from 46th Sudani).
Maribor was somewhat more organized in the introductory minutes, the guests had two dangerous attacks after insertions by Jan Repas through the middle, but the better finishing pass was lacking, and the shot towards the goal.
Voša started playing a bit better after the first 10 minutes, when the home team was attacking more towards the rival’s net. Savićević had the first dangerous shot in the 16th minute, after a delayed ball, he brought it into the middle from the left flank and hit the bar.
That was a sign that Voša is going into offence, and five minutes later the first goal fell. Sery passed on the left flank, brought it into the center, made a foul in the dangerous zone, then performed an excellent interruption, and Crnomarković shot from the penalty area into the futher angle for 1:0. The referees first signalized an offside position, but after a VAR check the main referee showed a goal.
Maribor was close to a draw in the 29th minute when after an action on the right flank Božić shot the first angle from 20 meters, but Carević intervened excellently.
Five minutes later the goalkeeper of Maribor showed his quality, Lucas Barros accepted one ball and from some 25 meters shot strongly right into the goalkeeper.
In the 36th Voša had two chances in one attack through Vukan Savićević. Bamidele stole the ball in the middle of the pitch and sent an excellent pass to Savićević, who went alone in front of the goalkeeper, tried to shoot next to him, but the defensive player of the away team was in front of the goal. In the continuation of the action, Sery stole the ball, passed to Nikolić who sent a returning ball to the penalty area, Savićević received it and hit the rival player.
Voša continued to attack and pressure on the rival’s half, and in the 42nd minute Ivanović had a chance, but hit over the bar.
Until halftime, there were no significant chances, Voša was better for that 1 goal.
The home team continued in the similar rhythm at the start of the second half, and Njegoš Petrović had a first shot from the distance, on the ground, into the goalkeeper Jug.
Then followed a period of great fight in the middle of the field, where Vojvodina played better pressing, and quickly took possession from the rival.
Bandović decided to make the first chance in the 66th minute, when Lazar Nikolić replaced Bamidele, while previously the away coach had already made 4 replacements.
After a period with no chances, in the 73rd minute Ivanović finally managed to escape the defence and from the right side shot into the first angle, but the goalkeeper of Maribor blocked it. After a shot from the angle, Sichenje was the highest in the jump, but shot over the bar.
The whole stadium was on their feet in the 80th minute when first Savićević’s pass almost reached Sery who ran towards the goal, and then in the continuation of the action Ivanović shot from 16 meters, the ball caught someone and ended over the net.
Maribor had their best chance in the 82nd minute when Bourle managed to position himself and from some 12-13 meters shot next to the goal post.
Voša had another great chance in the 85th minute, Sery broke through to the corner line, centered to the second goal post, where Uroš Nikolić was waiting, but he was imprecise with his head kick.
Then in the 89th minute Petrović tried to surprise the goalkeeper with a strong shot from 40 meters, the ball passed right next to the goal post, which was the 21st shot of the Old Lady towards the net of Maribor.
Only a minute later, Voša was the closest to the second goal, Lazar Nikolić stole the ball in the middle, went alone on the opponent’s goal, when he realized that Ivanović was in a better position to shoot, tried to pass to him, but in the last moment the defensive player of Maribor took the ball.
Until the end of the regular 90 minutes, Maribor had a chance through Bourle, whose shot from the edge of the penalty area was stopped by Carević, but there were no result changes, so they went in to the overtime.
Voša had the first chance in the overtime, Lazar Nikolić received a returning ball after a corner shot and with shot strongly into the upper left angle, but the ball passed a few centimeters next to the goal post.
The chances continued to row in front of the rival’s goal, and in the 103rd minute Veličković played a double pass with Ivanović, and then shot over the goal.
In the last attack of the first overtime, Sery caught one volley, straight into the goalkeeper Jug, and this was the 23rd chance of the Old Lady on the opponent’s goal.
In the second part of overtime there were not so many chances, Voša pressured Maribor and played on their half, circled, tried, but the concrete shots were missing.
In 118th minute Sery made an interruption from the right flank, Veličković tried a head kick, but again imprecise enough to overpower Jug.
A minute later, Lazar Nikolić broke through excellently on the right flank, reached the opponent’s goal alone, and from the side shot into the first angle, but Jug stopped the ball again, and that was the last chance in the regular 120 minutes.
Penalty series:
- Petrović shot the right angle, Mbina also precise– 1:1
- Savićević shot into the same spot as Petrović Sudani to the middle– 2:2
- Jug read Nikolić’s shot into the right corner, Repas strongly into the left corner– 2:3
- Ivanovićev’s shot was caught by Jug, Vrhovec scored under the bar– 2:4
